The immune system is weak in individuals with Type 1 Diabetes and cannot effectively protect the body from viruses or bacteria that a normal system would be able to protect. In addition, the immune system attacks beta cells in the pancreas, which is an issue because these cells produce insulin, the hormone that helps the body move glucose throughout the body to use it for energy. As a result, in a diabetic immune system, the pancreas in unable to produce insulin to move glucose around, so the glucose stays in the blood ("Type 1 Diabetes- What is Diabetes?... The issue of embryonic stem ce...

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