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Diabetes currently affects 425 million people, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 8%, and a further projected increase to 642 million by 2040. The diabetic population is divided in 2 main type of diabetes:

Type 1 diabetes

which is an autoimmune disease resulting from the progressive and selective destruction of insulin producing beta cells by autoimmune cells and

Type 2 diabetes

which is responsible for about 90% of all diabetes cases and is caused by a combination of insulin resistance and insufficient insulin secretion.

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