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Diabetes affects the body on a cellular level. It sometimes may distroy the white cells which carry T-cells and B-cells. These T-cells and B-cells fight against antigens (Infectious Diseases like bacteria and viruses) that distroy your immune system.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoDiabetes, also known as the 'silent epidemic', is a chronic condition which occurs the body is incapable of producing effectively or enough insulin, the hormone produced by the pancreas which transfers the glucose from food to the cells in the body, where it is transformed into energy needed by the tissues and the muscles to function properly.
The body of a person suffering from diabetes cannot absorb glucose properly, therefore it stays in the blood and damages tissues over time, a process called hyperglycemia, which eventually leads to life-threatening health complications.
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A decrease in the production of insulin causes?
diabetes mellitus
Why does cell-mediated immunity decrease at puberty?
why do cell-mediated immunity decrease at puberty
Do vaccines decrease immunity to the common cold?
No
What hormone deficiency causes diabetes mellitus?
A deficiency in insulin causes type I diabetes mellitus.
What causes hypo-secretion of ADH?
diabetes insipidus
How does obesity affect diabetes and does losing weight help in controlling the disease?
There is a correlation between obesity and diabetes. It is not yet definite whether obesity causes diabetes, but it is certain that not maintaining a proper body weight affects the body's ability to control glucose levels. Losing weight may decrease your risk for the disease or, if you already have diabetes, may alleviate some complications.
What causes diabetes in farm animals?
Diabetes is a human disease, not an animal disease.
What are the two general ways that bacteria causes disease?
The two general ways that bacteria cause disease ...... First is the body immunity as it decrease the bacteria easily cause disease. Second is the favorable environment for the bacterial growth.
An insufficient production of ADH causes?
Diabetes Insipidus
Is diabetes a fungal disease?
There is no evidence that diabetes is a fungal disease. The causes of type 1 diabetes are unknown.
What causes density to decrease?
an increase in volume and/or a decrease in mass
What are the causes of childhood diabetes?
It is actually unknown as to what specifically causes diabetes during childhood. It is generally understood to be a combination of environmental factors and genetics.
