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    produces the hormone insulin. The insulin helps the body to get energy from the foods we eat. When a person has diabetes the pancreas either cannot make enough insulin or is using it incorrectly. An individual who has diabetes mellitus‚ glucose appears in the urine and the urine volume generally becomes excessive (Martini pg. 377). Diabetes mellitus can be caused by genetic abnormalities or mutations that result in inadequate insulin production‚ this synthesis of abnormal insulin molecules‚ or the

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    Before‚ you couldn’t just eat whenever you wanted; before you had Type 1 Diabetes. Everyday you had to count carbohydrates and give the correct dosage of insulin for the predicted amount of carbs you might consume. Now‚ an internal artificial pancreas recognizes an increase in blood sugar and automatically supplies the correct amount of insulin to your blood stream. No more finger pricks. No more shots. No more carb counting. Now‚ there’s a machine inside of you that constantly controls your diabetes

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    often occurs as a result of insulin deficiency in a person. Acute insulin deficiency in type I in diabetes mellitus‚ uncontrolled type I diabetes‚ medications such and corticosteroids‚ and a person’s poor compliance with their insulin injections or insulin pump failure are some of the causes of DKA. Diabetic ketoacidosis‚ most often occurs in those with type I diabetes‚ and is associated with hyperglycemia‚ ketosis‚ and metabolic acidosis. The inadequate amount of insulin causes glucose to accumulate

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    cervix‚ and vagina‚ and amenorrhea. Alicia has secondary amenorrhea because she has high levels of prolactin‚ which suppress GnRH and FSH. This is demonstrated by her low FSH levels. Alicia has hirsutism as insulin producing cells are overactive and create too much insulin. This increase in insulin causes her ovaries to produce too much testosterone. Elevated LH also stimulates overproduction of androgens. The increase in the excess androgens‚ including testosterone‚ causes Alicia to exhibit male pattern

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    takes over in the use of glucose. Beta cells in the pancreas produce a hormone called insulin‚ and the insulin allows glucose to pass into the body’s cells. (Peacock 1) However‚ if a person is a Type 1 diabetic the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or just none at all. (Peacock 2) Which‚ if there is not enough insulin when you eat‚ then you can become hyperglycemic‚ but on the other hand if you take to much insulin then you can become hypoglycemic. Hyperglycemia‚ also known as being high blood sugar

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    increase after drinking coke as insulin is actively being produced and released from the pancreas to convert glucose into glycogen lowering the blood glucose level. c) This is due to homeostasis regulating the body system back to normal. When the blood glucose concentration is high‚ the hypothalamus of the brain will detect this and transmit signal to the β-cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream. With the release of insulin‚ there will be an increase

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    1.1 Conclusion 1 Describe how Glucose Tolerance Testing can be used to diagnose diabetes. Test is also used to diagnose the presence of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. With IGTT‚ glucose is injected into your vein for 3 minutes. Blood insulin levels are measured before the injection‚ and again at 1 and 3 minutes after the injection. The timing may vary. The oral glucose tolerance test is used to screen for‚ or diagnose diabetes in people with a fasting blood glucose level that is high

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    process 1. We are making an insulin receptor model showing how the receptor works on the cell and allows glucose flow though it. 2. We need to make a model out of some kind of craft material that will allow for us to portray a insulin receptor and will move easily for demonstration 3. – insulin receptors are mainly on the outside of the cell and have multiple components to them * Main job of an insulin receptor is to allow for the insulin to bond to the receptor to allow

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    A diabetic individuals pancreas secrets an insufficient amount of insulin or does not use the insulin efficiently. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that enables the body to use glucose for energy. Diabetes is caused by too little insulin‚ resistance to insulin or both. Diabetes is the most common disorder of the human hormone system; there are three forms of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is often referred to as insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile-onset diabetes. This form of diabetes

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