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Is type 1 diabetes contagious

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 9/16/2019

No, type 1 Diabetes is not contagious. It is an autoimmune disease that prevents the pancreas from producing insulin that is required to maintain blood sugar levels. As such, type 1 diabetics are dependent on insulin injections.

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