We consider potential causes of the most prevalent forms of
diabetes – Type-1 diabetes. Having introduced the concept of genetic
susceptibility and environmental influence, we now turn to see how these
factors might interact, and take a look at the events occurring in the body
which may ultimately give rise to diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually caused
by the destruction of the cells in the pancreas which normally, manufacture and
secrete insulin. These beta cells are attacked by the body’s own immune system,
a phenomenon known as an autoimmune response....Read More
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