The body has millions of functions it has to keep up with. Whether it be walking, digestion and even controlling the amount of sugar utilized in metabolic processes. This specific function has been causing issues in society more and more as each year passes by; this is called diabetes. Diabetes is not just one disease but a group of various types of disease that all have one thing in common; glucose control. The systems that utilize glucose cannot change the levels of its uses so it needs the right amount in order for the body to function at its best. This is why scientist and doctors worldwide are now prescribing insulin to those with diabetes. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas in the body to regulate the use of glucose from
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Glucagon plays a role in maintaining blood sugar levels just as insulin does. Insulin regulates the blood sugar levels when the body becomes hyperglycemic and glucagon regulates hypoglycemia (Bowen, “Glucagon” ,1999). Glucagon is a direct contradiction for insulin. They don’t necessarily work against each other but they both have opposite functions. The one thing glucagon and insulin have in common is they both work against each other in order to create homeostasis. To do so, insulin is a negative feedback loop (Gual et al., 2005). Diabetes diagnosed individuals are usually prescribed insulin because a majority of the world has diabetes that can’t control …show more content…
Type 2 diabetes is the highest growing type of diabetes around the globe and isn’t decreasing anytime soon. The US has the highest rate of diabetics in the world with about 23.6 million Americans having diabetes already and 79 million having pre-diabetic symptoms. Of those 23.6 million, 90 percent of them are type 2 diabetics (Imus 2011). A study from 2006 showed the US having 21 million diagnosed and 42 million with pre-diabetic symptoms (Daniels 2006). As of now the rate is 1 in 10 adults have diabetes type 2 and in the next 40 years it will most likely become 1 in 3. Obesity is a large contributing factor as to why a majority of the world has type 2 diabetes. The larger body needs more insulin. Managing a healthy diet can significantly decrease chances of diabetes and help regulate blood sugar levels. The fight against diabetes is ongoing and hopefully can be eliminated. As the past few years have shown, insulin has been fighting back as well. Let’s all pitch in and reduce the numbers by maintaining healthy diets. Eventually diabetes will be eliminated and the world will be a healthier
Glucagon plays a role in maintaining blood sugar levels just as insulin does. Insulin regulates the blood sugar levels when the body becomes hyperglycemic and glucagon regulates hypoglycemia (Bowen, “Glucagon” ,1999). Glucagon is a direct contradiction for insulin. They don’t necessarily work against each other but they both have opposite functions. The one thing glucagon and insulin have in common is they both work against each other in order to create homeostasis. To do so, insulin is a negative feedback loop (Gual et al., 2005). Diabetes diagnosed individuals are usually prescribed insulin because a majority of the world has diabetes that can’t control …show more content…
Type 2 diabetes is the highest growing type of diabetes around the globe and isn’t decreasing anytime soon. The US has the highest rate of diabetics in the world with about 23.6 million Americans having diabetes already and 79 million having pre-diabetic symptoms. Of those 23.6 million, 90 percent of them are type 2 diabetics (Imus 2011). A study from 2006 showed the US having 21 million diagnosed and 42 million with pre-diabetic symptoms (Daniels 2006). As of now the rate is 1 in 10 adults have diabetes type 2 and in the next 40 years it will most likely become 1 in 3. Obesity is a large contributing factor as to why a majority of the world has type 2 diabetes. The larger body needs more insulin. Managing a healthy diet can significantly decrease chances of diabetes and help regulate blood sugar levels. The fight against diabetes is ongoing and hopefully can be eliminated. As the past few years have shown, insulin has been fighting back as well. Let’s all pitch in and reduce the numbers by maintaining healthy diets. Eventually diabetes will be eliminated and the world will be a healthier