diabetes. the food you eat is broken down into glucose to supply energy to your cells
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Healthy People Can Keep Their Blood Glucose Levels ConstantTRANSCRIPT
Diabetes
The Food You Eat is Broken Down Into Glucose to Supply Energy to Your Cells
Healthy People Can Keep Their Blood Glucose Levels Constant
What is Insulin? What does it do?- Hormone, regulates
blood sugar.
-Causes body cells to take up glucose from the blood.
-Insulin receptors found on: Liver cells Skeletal muscles Adipose tissue
Pancreas
Beta Cells: secrete insulin.
The Pancreas and Diabetes
Alpha Cells: secrete glucagon
Autoimmunity occurs in islet of Langerhans against the beta cells...
Background Background Information Information Diabetes mellitus type-1
-Also called Insulin dependent diabetes or Juvenile diabetes.-Autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing (beta cells) of the pancreas
-Results in total insulin deficiency.
SymptomsSymptomsSymptoms include:•Excessive urine
•Excessive Thirst
•Excessive Hunger
•Weight loss
•Fatigue
•Blurred vision
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TreatmentTreatmentType 1 diabetes is fatal if not treated with external insulin.
Insulin:-fast acting and slow acting
Delivery:-subcutaneous injection-insulin pump
Insulin Pump
Background Background Information Information Diabetes mellitus type-2
Diabetes mellitus type-2
Review of Blood Sugar Regulation