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Type 1 diabetes is when the body’s immune system is attacking part of its own pancreas. Scientists do not understand why this occurs in some people's body. But the immune system mistakenly sees the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas as dangerous to the body, leading it to destroy them. The cells are called islets, and they sense glucose in the blood and, in response, produce the necessary amount of insulin to normalize blood sugars. Type 1 diabetes affects 371 million people worldwide, and 187 million of them do not even know they have the disease. There is currently no cure for Type 1 diabetes, but there is a lot of money and time being spent to find a cure. The past 10 years have arguably been the most progressive decade in terms of finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes. There has been some huge break throughs that have the potential to stop the disease dead in it's tracks. The news worthy break throughs range from a peptide hormone may being able to improve the success rate of pancreatic islet cell transplants to using drugs that have already been approved by the FDA to cure cancer. With more and more advancements happening every year, it is a huge possibility that there will be a cure for Type 1 diabetes in the next 10 years.
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