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pancreas
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secretes hormones that help regulate the blood glucose level
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pancreatic islets
(islets of Langerhans) |
secretes hormones insulin and glucagon into the blood
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diaetes mellitus
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when body cells are not able to metabolize glucose
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type I diabetes
(insulin-dependent) |
pancreas is not producing insulin
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type II diabetes
(non-insulin-dependent) |
occurs in obese and inactive people; produce insulin, but liver and muscle cells do not respond to it
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diabetes mellitus
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unable to metabolize glucose
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