The first is called insulin-dependent diabetes, and stems largely from a chronic autoimmune disorder that damages the beta cells of the pancreas, so that they can no longer produce insulin.
第一型糖尿病稱為「胰島素依賴型」，主要是由於慢性自體免疫失調，造成 β 細胞受到破壞，導致胰島素「絕對缺乏」。