| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body's immune system to mistakenly destroy healthy cells in the pancreas that produce the hormone insulin. (Type 2, on the other hand, occurs when the body does not respond to the insulin he is being made.) Insulin ensures that sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream gets into the body's cells where it is needed for energy; without insulin, sugar
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