Question

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes an increase in the amount of glucose in blood and urine. Which statement

CORRECTLY describes the cause of this disease?
A)
the increase in the insulin producing ability of white blood cells
B)
the loss of the insulin producing ability of the nephrons of the kidney
the loss of the insulin producing ability of the beta cells of the pancreas
D)
the increase in the insulin producing ability of the epithelial cells of bile
duct

Answer 1

C) the loss of the insulin producing ability of the beta cells of the pancreas

Step-by-step explanation:

Without diabetes, insulin produced in the pancreas on islets of Langerhans by beta cells to regulate blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces little to no insulin.