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What Is The Difference Between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes?

Question: What is the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?Answer: There are several types of diabetes; I'm going to discuss the two main types: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 formerly called juvenile onset diabetes occurs typically before the age of 20. Individuals with type 1 diabetes are usually thin, and the cause of type 1 diabetes is that the pancreas, the organ that secretes insulin, is destroyed by autoantibodies, that's why people with type 1 diabetes always need insulin,...Full Story
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