Diabetes mellitus type 1

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    The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor is an important protein in human function. LDL receptor is the main protein that binds and carries cholesterol to maintain homeostasis in mammalian cells. In human plasma, it is also the most abundant cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein (Goldstein and Brown, 1987). It plays a major role in the development of atherosclerosis, a chronic disease caused by the accumulation of LDL-cholesterol in the blood. The LDL receptor is also the main protein that is…

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    Obesity. Liver Disease. Diabetes. These are only three of the effect that sugar can have on the human body. Sugar can cause countless life threatening diseases, some more common than others. Sugar is something to be afraid of. The first example of something sugar can cause is liver diseases. Overloading the liver on sugar can progress to non-alcoholic liver disease or liver cancer. Secondly, if the pancreas is overworked by sugar intake, it could lead to a serious liver disease. Lastly, sugar…

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    As a diabetic, I decided to learn more about my diseases. Diabetes is called diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a disorder where your body can not eliminate sugar and as a result, your blood sugar levels remain high. The reasons your blood sugar levels remain high is because your pancreas is unable to produce sufficient insulin, or your body cells are resistant to the insulin your pancreas produces. Symptoms of diabetes are increased thirst (staying unusually thirst), increased hunger (not…

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    What is diabetes and what is Type 2 diabetes? Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that originates from the body's failure to produce and supply sufficient amount of insulin needed to absorb the glucose or sugar energy that are converted from eaten food. There are two major types of diabetes, the types 1 and 2. The fist type is characterized by the body's failure to produce the insulin needed, this usually occurs among children. The second type is the disruption of the insulin…

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    What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition defined as the process in which our bodies produce too much blood sugar or blood glucose. Sugars come from the foods we eat that we need to fuel our bodies. Our blood contains glucose because we need this for energy but diabetes patients have too much glucose in their bodies which is unhealthy. Types of Diabetes I. Pre-Diabetes: When blood glucose levels are higher than doctors would normally like but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.…

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    Causes Of Type 2 Diabetes

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    Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or when the pancreas has stopped producing enough insulin. It is very unknown why this happens. Many risk factors can lead to Type 2 Diabetes. The risk factors can include: weight, fat distribution, inactivity, family history, race, age, prediabetes, gestational diabetes, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Weight is a risk factor because the more fatty tissues you have, the more resistant your cells become to insulin. Keep in mind…

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    Diabetes Disease Diabetes attacks people without distinction of gender or age is represented by a high level of blood glucose. Many of the foods we consume produce the same sugars that are used to produce energy. Glucose is transported by the insulin to the organism Diabetes attacks people without distinction of gender or age is represented by a high level of blood glucose. Many of the foods we consume produce the same sugars that are used to produce energy. Glucose is transported by the insulin…

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    Juvenile Diabetes symptoms Diabetes is classified as type 1 diabetes and type 2. While type 2 is due to the relative lack of insulin, and due to the lack of insulin, type 1. This means that in type 1 diabetes the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin in the body are not working while some beta cells function in type 2, while others were destroyed. In juvenile diabetes, signs and symptoms during adolescence. Typically, this is the type 1 diabetes. We offer a list of symptoms of diabetes…

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    outside source of insulin on a permanent basis (Lewis et al., 2014). Type II Diabetes Mellitus Type II DM (T2DM) is the most prevalent type of DM, accounting for over 90% of all diabetes…

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    Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

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    Diabetes mellitus (DM) can be categorized by a group of metabolic diseases including hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, the action of insulin, or both. In type one DM, the beta cells are completely destroyed in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, which leads to insulin deficiency. This can happen at any age, but it mainly occurs before the age of thirty. Type one DM is characterized by hyperglycemia, breakdown of body fats and proteins, and the development of…

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