胰岛炎胰岛，病人最终将发展为I型糖尿病。水肿的胰岛内出现淋巴细胞浸润暗示自身免疫作用。胰岛的破坏导致胰岛素绝对缺乏，这是I型糖尿病的特征。

糖尿病I型 | II型

This is an insulitis of an islet of Langerhans in a patient who will eventually develop type I diabetes mellitus. The presence of the lymphocytic infiltrates in this edematous islet suggests an autoimmune mechanism for this process. The destruction of the islets leads to an absolute lack of insulin that characterizes type I diabetes mellitus.