You're right that type 1 diabetes has autoimmune origin. The presence of autoantibodies can be used clinically to distinguish it from the other types of diabete

You're right that type 1 diabetes has autoimmune origin. The presence of autoantibodies can be used clinically to distinguish it from the other types of diabetes mellitus[1]. [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_1 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_1