ESS 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Autoimmune Disease, Lifestyle Disease, Alaska Natives
7 Mar 2018
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Diabetes mellitus (type 1) affects how the body uses blood. Body"s ability to use glucose severely limited. Blood glucose levels are regulated by the actions of. Blood glucose levels are maintained in a narrow range through the actions of the pancreatic hormones insulin and glucagon. A hormone secreted by beta cells of the pancreas in response to increased blood levels of glucose. Assists in maintaining blood glucose by increasing the movement of proteins from inside the cell to the cell membrane which allow glucose to enter the cell. Insulin also stimulate liver and muscles to take up glucose and store it as glycogen. A hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to decreased blood levels of glucose. Acts in an opposite way to insulin. It causes the liver to convert its stored glycogen into glucose which is secreted into the bloodstream and transported to the cells for energy.
