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What are the two main types of diabetes mentioned in the text?
What are the two main types of diabetes mentioned in the text?
Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes
What is the age of onset for Type 1 diabetes?
What is the age of onset for Type 1 diabetes?
Usually during childhood or puberty
What is the age of onset for Type 2 diabetes?
What is the age of onset for Type 2 diabetes?
Commonly over age 35
What is the nutritional status at the time of onset for Type 1 diabetes?
What is the nutritional status at the time of onset for Type 1 diabetes?
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What is the genetic predisposition for Type 2 diabetes?
What is the genetic predisposition for Type 2 diabetes?
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What are the two peptide chains that make up insulin?
What are the two peptide chains that make up insulin?
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What is the precursor of insulin that undergoes proteolytic cleavage to form insulin and C-peptide?
What is the precursor of insulin that undergoes proteolytic cleavage to form insulin and C-peptide?
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What provides a better index of insulin levels than plasma insulin levels?
What provides a better index of insulin levels than plasma insulin levels?
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What triggers insulin secretion most often?
What triggers insulin secretion most often?
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What are the regulatory factors for insulin secretion?
What are the regulatory factors for insulin secretion?
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