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In response to high levels of glucose in the blood, the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin. Type I diabetes occurs when these cells are destroyed by the body’s own immune system.

Review Date: 3/13/2002 12:00:00 AM Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team

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