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Type 1 Diabetes: Calvin's War | ISPAD 2008

Calvin is a 10 –year old boy with a deep enthusiasm for life. But every day is a constant battle against an enemy that will not.

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Xenotransplantation as a therapy for type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells. Over 250000 patients suffer from type 1 diabetes in Germany who are treated with daily insulin injections to maintain glucose …

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Type 1 Diabetes Cure Soon? |

Question by : Type 1 Diabetes Cure Soon? Why Have the doctors not yet found a cure for Type 1 Diabetes ? I have had it for 3 years and people always say the doctors are really close. Does anybody know how close?

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What are the differences between type 1 diabetes mellitus and type …

Question by gladyglade2000: What are the differences between type 1 diabetes mellitus and type 2 diabetes mellitus? I'd prefer the answer come from the Marieb Anatomy and Physiology text book. If you can answer this, …

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Why is Type 1 Diabetes on the Rise?

We seem to see new headlines about the diabetes epidemic every week. Typically we tend to think of increasing diabetes in terms of the type 2 form of the disease, because of the increased incidence of obesity and poor …

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