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Genetic Disorder paper. The disorder I chose is type 1 diabetes. My disorder is one that affects the inflicted parties pancreas, making it unable to produce insulin. The body turns upon the islet cells in the pancreas, destroying or reducing their number so low that they are unable to produce a working amount of insulin. The symptoms of the disorder is an inability for the body to properly break down sugar. Also one would regurgitate any large amounts of sugar that enter the stomach while the body is still busy trying to break down the sugar in there from before. Sugar in the urine is also another symptom, it was once diagnosed by having the said patient urinate on a brick to see if ants would gather to collect the sugar. Along with the disease those living with it also have to watch out for hypoglycemia, restricted blood flow, damage to the eyes, and stunted growth. Typ