In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks and destroys the beta-islet cells of the pancreas, so the body can no longer process glucose using insulin, the hormone they produce.

在1型糖尿病中，免疫系统攻击并破坏胰岛B细胞，因此，机体将不能通过B细胞分泌的胰岛素来利用血糖。

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The glucose-conditioning system controlled by insulin would collapse if there was no body fat.

如果没有体脂，胰岛素控制的葡萄糖调节系统也将崩溃。

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Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays an important role in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation, and inhibiting apoptosis.

胰岛素样生长因子系统在调节细胞增殖、分化与抑制凋亡中发挥重要作用。

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In Type 1 diabetes, an inherited form of the disease, the immune system destroys insulin-producing cells.

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Once these cells, called islet cells, are destroyed by the immune system, the body has no way of making insulin.

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