
Opinion|Videos|March 28, 2025
Type 1 Diabetes: Understanding Disease Progression and Beta Cell Function
A panelist discusses how type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by progressive beta cell destruction that advances through distinct stages, with genetic predisposition, environmental triggers and the presence of specific autoantibodies serving as key risk factors and diagnostic markers.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- How common is T1D? What are the common risk factors associated with the development of T1D?
- Discuss the autoimmune nature and disease progression of T1D. What is known about the stages of T1D, particularly in relation to beta cell function?
- How does the autoimmune nature of T1D influence the progression of the disease, and what key markers or tests can help us identify where a patient is in the different stages of T1D?
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