This gives your beta cells a break from excessive insulin production.

At the centers of each islet are the smaller beta cells.

The rate at which the beta cells are destroyed varies.

Infants and children usually develop the disease suddenly because the beta cells are destroyed rapidly.

Type 1 diabetes starts because the body destroys the beta cells.

The primary function of a beta cell is to store and release insulin.

Although early treatment to reduce blood sugar can help save the beta cells, diabetes is a progressive disease.

Others are trying to alter the beta cells to make them more resistant to attack.

Research has already shown that exercise is very effective at preserving beta cells in people with type 2 diabetes.

These, which are common to all animals, tell the beta cells how much insulin to make.