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Pancreas with a detail of immune cells and damaged beta cells in type 1 diabetes.
Medical illustration · Bo Dòkter Enlarge image (new tab)

Diabetes and metabolism

Type 1 diabetes

A detail of the pancreas shows how immune cells attack insulin-producing cells in type 1 diabetes.