Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the body's immune system destroys the insulin-producing beta cells.
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the inability of beta cells to produce insulin.
| Front | Define type 1 diabetes. |
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| Back | Type 1 diabetes - inability to produce insulin (beta cells do not produce it) |
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