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For decades, doctors and researchers believed that type 2 diabetes was a metabolic disorder. This type of disorder occurs when your body’s natural chemical processes don’t work properly.

However, some research now suggests that type 2 diabetes may be an autoimmune disease. If so, it may be possible to treat it with new approaches and preventive measures.

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Is type 2 diabetes, like type 1, an autoimmune disease? If so, how would that affect the treatment options? Discover the answer to these and other questions here.