Type 1 diabetes—previously known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes—is a chronic condition in which the pancreas doesn’t make any, or makes very little, insulin, a hormone responsible for helping blood sugar enter cells where it can then be used as energy. Type 1 diabetes is less common than type 2, and it’s typically diagnosed in childhood.
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