What is an autoimmune process?

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  1.  Intermountain Registered Dietitians
     
    Intermountain Registered Dietitians of Intermountain Healthcare answered:
    An autoimmune process is a process in which the body's immune system -- which is responsible for protecting your body from invading illness -- mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. Type 1 diabetes results from an autoimmune process that attacks the pancreas, damaging it so it can't produce enough insulin.
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    An autoimmune process is a process in which the body's immune system -- which is responsible for protecting your body from invading illness -- mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. Type 1 diabetes results from an autoimmune process that attacks... More