Insulin

Blood glucose levels for type 2 diabetics can remain high as when insulin is produced quantities can be insignificant or the cells do not react to the insulin. If blood glucose levels remain high for a long period of time it can result in heart disease, strokes, kidney failure and loss of vision. It is a chronic disease which if not managed will get worse as time…

two diabetes the body’s insulin is slowed by the pancreas after long periods of high glucose levels. Type one diabetes is insulin dependent and is when the body makes inadequate insulin supply. Whereas type two diabetes is when the body builds up resistance to the insulin being produced by the body. Diabetes mellitus is caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone called insulin. Insulin metabolizes starch and sugar, for a while the pancreas will produce more insulin to handle the demands of…

diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, the body's immune system kills the cells that release insulin, eventually eliminating insulin production. Without insulin, cells cannot absorb sugar (glucose), which is needed to produce energy. Type 2 diabetes, or also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes, the body isn't able to use insulin, or what is called insulin resistance. As type 2 diabetes progresses, the pancreas may make less and less insulin, which can lead to insulin deficiency.…

One non-communicable disease is Diabetes. Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin this causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood. How is Diabetes contracted? Well it all starts with the pancreas, one of the pancreases functions is to manufacture a hormone (insulin) and secrete the hormone into the bloodstream. When we eat our food like carbs, fats, and proteins it gets broken down in our intestine and then absorbed into the…

and released in response to the rise in glucose from eating, GLP-1 plays a critical role in glucose homeostasis by increasing insulin production and suppressing glucagon release. Additionally, GLP-1 slows gastric emptying and contributes to satiety. The combination of these factors contributes to glycemia, particularly following meals. Activity of GLP-1, much like insulin, is impaired in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (Shaikh & Goldman, 2016). However, the advent of GLP-1 receptor…

blood glucose level to be finely controlled. When blood glucose rises more insulin is released which stimulates body cells to absorb glucose, glucagon secretion also falls. Liver and muscle cells convert the glucose to glycogen for storage and other cells in the connective tissue called adipose cells convert glucose into fat. The opposite occurs when blood glucose rises, more glucagon is released from the liver and less insulin is secreted. Glucagon stimulates the liver and muscle to start the…

There are two major types of diabetes. One is insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile-onset diabetes which is usually called type 1 diabetes and the other non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or maturity-onset diabetes which is usually called type 2 diabetes. 1. Beginnings In 1552 B.C, Hesy-Ra who was an Egyptian internal medicine doctor recorded frequently urination as a symptom of a incomprehensible disease that also caused weakness. Also around this time, ancient healers…

diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes every day (“About Us”). The disease is the result of the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas(“Gene Therapy for…”). The pancreas can no longer produce insulin to respond to glucose; this means the glucose can no longer be used for energy, and the person experiences irregular glucose levels (Schneider). There is no cure. Insulin injections are the only effective treatment, and they must be given multiple times per day. Dr. Hans…

Diabetes. He has to have the proper amount of insulin in him at all times or else his body will not function properly. Thankfully he has a Pump that reads his insulin level all day and all night and adds more insulin when needed. But this has a down side, he is a very active person and this pump gets in the way of his activities all the time. Also the pump is not waterproof so he must take it off before swimming, and this leaves his body exposed to low insulin. As well as the fact that it…

insufficient production of insulin by the pancreas. The disease process associated with type 2 diabetes include insulin resistance, where the fat, muscle, and liver cells do not use insulin to carry glucose into the body’s cells to use for energy. As a result, the body requires more insulin to help glucose move in the cells. At first, the pancreas is able to keep up with the added demand by making more insulin. However, overtime the pancreas is unable to produce sufficient insulin to overcome…