Type 1 diabetes is best described as:
A) a decrease in glucagon secretion from cells of the pancreas.
B) a resistance to insulin by insulin-sensitive tissue.
C) an autoimmune-mediated specific loss of beta cells in the pancreatic islets.
D) compensatory hyperinsulinemia and gradual beta cell dysfunction.

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Type 1 diabetes is characterized by an autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, leading to a lack of insulin production.

Type 1 Diabetes Is Best Described As