Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Characterized by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, leading to an…

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Characterized by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, leading to an absolute insulin deficiency and lifelong dependence on exogenous insulin therapy.

This study shows that glucose enhances pancreatic beta cells mass, avoiding sugar is the easiest way to make yourself "type 1 diabetic".

pancreatic beta cells mass after glucose injection.
-2.5 fold increase at 48h
-3 fold increase at 96h

A potential criticism of mass increase via glucose administration is that the increase caused by cellular proliferation, which would indicate a loss of differentiation and specialization. However, the study shows that the proliferation rate actually decreased.