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Causes and Risk Factors of Type 1 Diabetes
Medically Reviewed by Julie Ching, MS, RDN, CDE Your Health

Causes and Risk Factors of Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic condition, meaning constantly-recurring, in which your body’s immune system destroys specific cells in your pancreas, resulting in your pancreas producing little or none of the hormone that regulates glucose in the blood. Let’s take a look at the causes and risk factors of type 1 diabetes.

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