Type 1 diabetes (also called juvenile onset diabetes) is a disease in which the pancreas stops secreting insulin.

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Upwards of 1 million persons in the U.S. have type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent or juvenile-onset diabetes.

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Your type I or juvenile-onset diabetes is due to the islet cells located in your pancreas no longer producing insulin.

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