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...relationship between insulin and glucose, there are important differences in the progression of the disease and its treatment. The key distinction is that Type 2 diabetes involves an inability to utilize the insulin the body has, while Type 1 is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the islet cells in the pancreas that produce insulin...
...explain why people get it. Researchers believe that an environmental trigger is also necessary. Among the prime suspects are viral infections like the Coxsackie B virus. The theory is that the immune system gets fired up to ward off a viral infection, then turns its attention to pancreatic islet cells because a protein on the cell surface is chemically similar to the virus...
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...Pancreatic islet cells Could provide a cure for diabetes...
This jewel of an islet, known to the French as "the Tahiti of Laos," is a perfect rest stop. Flanking it are waterfalls, including Khon Falls?the largest in Southeast Asia?marking the start of an unnavigable stretch. On arrival, follow an old railway track to the main village. A French hospital has been converted into the fine Auberge Done Khone ($14-$22 a room), great for a cold beer and a stunning sunset. If you must have air-conditioned accommodation, an hour upstream by canoe is the island of Don Khong. There a French colonial house with a spacious...