It can be difficult to tell the difference between strep throat symptoms and symptoms of a viral infection, like mononucleosis (mono), which is also common in teens. Just like strep throat symptoms, with mono you will experience a sore throat, fever, swollen lymph nodes, rash and body aches.
Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease results when the body's system for fighting infection (the immune system) turns against a part of the body. In diabetes, the immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them. The pancreas then produces little or no insulin.
NIDDM vs. IDDM. Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces inadequate amounts of insulin, or in which the bodyâs cells fail to act appropriately to insulin.ype 1 diabetes is a disease in which the body produces too little insulin or no insulin at all. In most cases, Type 1 diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune disease, that is, a condition in which the bodyâs immune system goes awry and attacks the healthy tissues.