Sep 29th 2007 10:09 pm Type 1 Diabetes Disaster - Control Your Life Now. Posted By : James Troy
Type 1 diabetes is also called Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Type 1 diabetes exists due to insufficient insulin inside the human body. Insulin is the hormone that is responsible for allowing glucose to enter the body’s cells. Insulin insufficiency occurs inside the body because the body’s immune system fights and damages the cells that produce the insulin (pancreas).
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