Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, in which the patient’s immune system attacks the beta-cells in the pancreas which normally produce insulin. Without insulin, blood sugar levels rise and damage many parts of the body. Therefore, the patient with type 1 diabetes is dependent on insulin, either by injection or by pump, for life. Type 1 diabetes often leads to complications like kidney failure, blindness and heart disease, despite insulin treatment.

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