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what hapens to your pancreas when you have type 1 diabetes?

hi,
i am doing a science project on type one diabetes because i have it myself. I have just been recently diagnosed with it so i don’t know all that much about it. I know something in your body attacks it but what is it? and where could i find a bunch of facts about it on the INTERNET?
thanks for the help
emily

Hi – I have type 1 diabetes too …

What happens is your immune system attacks the pancreas – but no one knows why exactly but that’s why it’s called an auto-immune disease.
Apparently it has something to do with genetics and environmental factors, but yeah it’s the immune system that attacks it.

Try www.jdrf.org – it’s a very good site and where my dad got all the information from when I got diagnosed, although then I went to hospital and the doctors went into further detail. Also try www.diabetesaustralia.com.au, but this site focuses a bit more on type 2 diabetes. I hope all goes well with the diabetes, honestly it’s not that bad once you get over the shock.

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