Type 1 Diabetes Case Study
Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic in which the amount of insulin produced by the body falls below the normal range. Insulin is normally responsible for lowering the blood sugar level in the body.In the absence of the adequate amount of insulin, the blood sugar levels increase leading to symptoms. For example, frequent urination, extreme thirst, and increased hunger. There are primarily three types of diabetes; type1 ,type 2 ,type3. In this case the important one is type 1 i'm going to introduce those who have or don't have diabetes. The former is caused when the body is unable to produce sufficient quantity of insulin while the latter is due to the inability of the body to respond to the insulin.
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Beta cells are the ones that produce the insulin. Some people get a condition called secondary diabetes. It's similar to type 1 diabetes, except the immune system doesn’t destroy your beta cells. Damage to beta cells in type 1 diabetes, it throws off the process. Glucose doesn’t move into your cells because insulin isn’t there to do it. Instead it builds up in your bloodstream and your cells starve. This causes high blood sugar which in this case leads to dehydration,weight loss, diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA), damage to your body.
Around the whole world only 5% of people have type 1 diabetes. It's more common in whites than African Americans. It affects both men and women. This type of diabetes usually starts in people under 20, it can happen at any age. Doctors don't know what causes diabetes but they play a role in your genes. It also can result when something in the environment for example, viruses. Most people with this type of diabetes have signs of attacks known as autoantibodies. They’re presented in almost everyone who has the condition when the blood sugar is high. This type can also be caused by Grave’s disease or
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic in which the amount of insulin produced by the body falls below the normal range. Insulin is normally responsible for lowering the blood sugar level in the body.In the absence of the adequate amount of insulin, the blood sugar levels increase leading to symptoms. For example, frequent urination, extreme thirst, and increased hunger. There are primarily three types of diabetes; type1 ,type 2 ,type3. In this case the important one is type 1 i'm going to introduce those who have or don't have diabetes. The former is caused when the body is unable to produce sufficient quantity of insulin while the latter is due to the inability of the body to respond to the insulin.
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed …show more content…
Beta cells are the ones that produce the insulin. Some people get a condition called secondary diabetes. It's similar to type 1 diabetes, except the immune system doesn’t destroy your beta cells. Damage to beta cells in type 1 diabetes, it throws off the process. Glucose doesn’t move into your cells because insulin isn’t there to do it. Instead it builds up in your bloodstream and your cells starve. This causes high blood sugar which in this case leads to dehydration,weight loss, diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA), damage to your body.
Around the whole world only 5% of people have type 1 diabetes. It's more common in whites than African Americans. It affects both men and women. This type of diabetes usually starts in people under 20, it can happen at any age. Doctors don't know what causes diabetes but they play a role in your genes. It also can result when something in the environment for example, viruses. Most people with this type of diabetes have signs of attacks known as autoantibodies. They’re presented in almost everyone who has the condition when the blood sugar is high. This type can also be caused by Grave’s disease or