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 Constant

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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