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In severe pancreatitis, why does the destruction of the islet cells result in diabetes mellitus?.

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Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, results from the specific autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic islet beta cells. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose.

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