228. Type 1 Diabetes: A Review.
Type 1 diabetes is defined by hyperglycemia due to autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, leading to insulin deficiency, and accounts for 5% to 10% of all cases of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes affects approximately 2 million people in the US and 8.4 million people worldwide and is associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease.
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