Study Guide‚ Chapter 16 The Endocrine System Endocrine System: Overview Acts with nervous system to coordinate and integrate activity of body cells Influences metabolic activities via hormones transported in blood Response slower but longer lasting than nervous system Endocrinology Study of hormones and endocrine organs Endocrine System: Controls and integrates Reproduction Growth and development Maintenance of electrolyte‚ water‚ and nutrient balance of blood Regulation of
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Diabetes Mellitus is a variable disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by a combination of hereditary and environmental factors and usually characterized by inadequate secretion or utilization of insulin. One article gave information regarding the control of diabetes without the modification of diet‚ insulin or oral medication but of the overall composition of the individuals’ diet. The study concluded that of the carbohydrates present in the diet‚ absorbed glucose is largely responsible for the food-induced
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islet cells that produce insulin‚ insulin resistance and hyperglucogonaemia‚ all which contribute to chronic hyperglycemia (Glaesner‚ et al.‚ 2010). GLP-1 (or incretin) is a hormone secreted by intestinal endocrine cells following a meal. GLP-1 supports
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Periwinkle (Catharantus roseus) and Serpentina (Andrographis paniculata) plant extracts as an Anti-diabetic Drug on Alloxan-induced Albino Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Life Science Researchers: *Angelou M. Dela Cruz Taze Jared D. Abubo Angelica V. Calma Zeus Jovette M. Manalastas Joab C. Fernando Lanz Martin Solano Gian Paulo D. Magnaye Jovanni Estrada Nesly Santos Wilbern Apat Monica Maddara Research Adviser: Mr. Earl Francis C. Merilles Research Consultant: Mr. Raymond Jay
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levels of blood acids called ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis develops when your body is unable to produce enough insulin and an increase in insulin counter-regulatory hormones (catecholamines‚ cortisol‚ glucagon and growth hormone). Insulin normally plays a key role in helping sugar (glucose) — a major source of energy for your muscles and other tissues — enter your cells. Without enough insulin‚ your body begins to break down fat as an alternate fuel. This process produces a build-up of toxic acids in
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immune system attacks the beta cells in the pancreas‚ these cells are the ones who produce the hormone; insulin. Insulin controls the special carrier proteins on a cells membrane and controls the amount of glucose that passes into the cell; this is responsible for your blood sugar level. Type-one diabetes is “characterized by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because of the absence of these cells in type-one diabetic
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Diabetes is a condition in which the body no longer produces the insulin needed to carry glucose out of the blood stream. The pancreas‚ a major endocrine organ‚ contains special cell types‚ called endocrine cells‚ which cluster together in the islets of Langerhans and secrete insulin and glucagon‚ the first step in blood glucose regulation. After a meal‚ if the endocrine system is working in homeostatic balance‚ blood sugars rise and insulin prompts the cells to take up the glucose. Diabetes is classified
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that with a drop of blood That with a single drop of blood My life would be changed forever My life is stuck on repeat Wake up test my blood sugar Take my insulin. Go to lunch Test my blood sugar Take my insulin Sit at the dinner table Test my blood sugar Take my insulin Get ready for bed Test my blood sugar Take my insulin This is what I have been living by This has been my life for the past five years This schedule is the diabetic’s ritual It’s the only constancy with my diabetes
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Diabetes is a generic term used when a person’s blood sugar is above normal levels. This raise in blood sugar is caused either by the pancreas not providing enough insulin or due to the cells not responding to the insulin produced. (called insulin resistance). Tip - Exercising improves insulin sensitivity and reduces resistance. About 3.8 million people in the UK have diabetes‚ but the charity Diabetes U.K. have made predictions that that could become high as 6.2 million by 2035/2036. These figures
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percentage of adults with diabetes than other ethnicities (American Diabetes Association‚ (2011)). Diabetes is a serious life-long illness caused by high level of glucose in the blood. This condition is when the body cannot produce insulin that is located in the pancreas. Insulin is a hormone that moderates the blood level. Diabetes affects the process of how the body uses blood sugar (American Diabetes Association‚ (2011)). Glucose is significant since it is “the main source of fuel” (American Diabetes
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