Glucose is one of the key nutrients required in the body. However‚ its amount in the body has to be regulated and maintained in a very narrow range. This regulation of glucose is performed by insulin hormone. Insulin is secreted at the pancreas and hence is referred to as pancreatic endocrine hormones. Insulin is secreted by beta cells‚ which are normally located at the pancreas. When the amount of glucose in the blood increases‚ the stimulus for insulin secretion triggered. The insulin level secreted
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Idiopathic Ketotic Hypoglycemia (IKH)‚ also known as ‘accelerated starvation’ is the common cause of clinically significant non-diabetic hypoglycemia among children between 1 and 5 years of age.[1] Originally described by Colle and Ulstrom in 1964‚ IKH is defined by periodic episodes of hypoglycemia‚ associated with ketonuria‚ in an otherwise healthy child‚ usually occurring after food deprivation.[2] The hypoglycemia is associated with raised ketone bodies and free fatty acids with suppressed insulin
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Type 1 Diabetes- Usually diagnosed in children and young adults‚ and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose‚ which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments‚ even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long‚ healthy
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Chronic Conditions- Diabetes By: Rachel McGee Today‚ diabetes are becoming more common and becoming a big problem for people. This chronic condition‚ a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time‚ has three major types: type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational diabetes‚ which none have a cure for it. Diabetes‚ also called diabetes mellitus‚ is a long term condition that causes high blood sugar levels. Physically‚ people are
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. What type of medication is prescribed to diabetics? Insulin. 2. What type of medication is prescribed to diabetics? For human insulin‚ it is consists of two polypeptide chains in which the chain A has 21 amino acids and chain B has 30 amino acids (Beta Cell Biology Consortium‚ 2014). Other than that‚ the two polypeptide chains are connected by two inter-chain disulfide bridges (Beta Cell Biology Consortium‚ 2014). For insulin from other animals‚ the structure is almost the same as human insulin
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Homeostasis is the process within mammals where the body systems work together to maintain a stable response to a fluctuating environment within the body due to changes in the external environment and input into the body. The homeostasis process is used during blood sugar regulation within the body. This is the process whereby the body uses hormones to keeps the glucose levels in the blood at a stable level to ensure the body’s optimum function. Blood sugar levels are determined by the amount of
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Diabetes is a syndrome categorized by excess amount of blood sugar. This occurs due to lack of the hormone insulin in the body or because the insulin that is present in the body is not absorbed by the body. Today we know some home remedies to control diabetes naturally: 1. From Bitter Gourd: Bitter gourd can help you controlling diabetes due to its blood glucose lowering effects. It inclines to impact the glucose metabolism all over your body rather than a specific organ or tissue. You can also
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In the essay‚ "Teaching Tolerance in America‚" Dudley E. Devlin voices his opinions both regarding to‚ and how to rid school systems of; racial‚ gender‚ and social diversity. Loaded with over exaggerations and generalizations‚ Devlin accomplishes an essay "provoking response" through his ironic tone. If this essay was in fact directed towards persuading his audience to adopt his solutions‚ he does not accomplish it well. Near the beginning of the essay‚ Devlin states that one of the forces that
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Production 3 (4)‚ October 2009 ISSN: 1735-6814 (Print)‚ 1735-8043 (Online) This is a refereed journal and all articles are professionally screened and reviewed. SHORT COMMUNICATION GUASNR www.ijpp.info Evaluation of selection indices for drought tolerance of corn (Zea mays L.) hybrids a Islamic Azad University‚ Karaj‚ Iran. Faculty of Agriculture‚ University of Birjand‚ Iran. *Corresponding Author; E-mail: farzadpaknejad@yahoo.com SI b D A. Jafaria‚ F. Paknejada‚*‚ M. Jami AL-Ahmadib Received
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Multiple-Choice Technique: The Ambiguity of "Young Goodman Brown" "Young Goodman Brown" is a short‚ fictional story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Along with symbolism and religious allusion‚ Hawthorne uses an interesting technique in his works‚ keeping his audience wondering about what they just read. This technique can best be described as a multiple-choice technique‚ where there are different choices to interpret the text. The multiple-choice technique
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