The definition of type 1 diabetes: Diabetes is a disease that causes an abnormally high level of sugar, or glucose, to build up in the blood. Type 1 diabetes — previously labeled insulin-dependent, or juvenile diabetes — is caused by the destruction of cells in the pancreas (an organ located just behind the stomach) [...]
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