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Why do diabetics take insulin injections rather than ingesting insulin in pill form? Why are diabetic patients given insulin before surgery? Explain why insulin levels decrease during exercise. In other words, why would it be detrimental if insulin did not decrease?
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At the onset of T1D, the body’s immune system attacks the islet cells in the pancreas, destroying the body’s ability to produce insulin. Without insulin, the body has no way to regulate its blood glucose level, so patients with T1D require regular injections of insulin, and each day ...
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The expression of the interleu- kin-1-receptor antagonist is reduced in pancreatic islets of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. High glucose induces the production of interleukin-1β in human pancreatic beta cells, leading to impaired insulin secretion, decreased cell pro- liferation, and ...
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