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∙ 14y agoTrue.
Diabetes Mellitus or simply Diabetes affects more than 15 million individuals throughout the world. It is an illness resulting from lack of insulin or dysfunctional insulin in the body. Almost 40 percent of diabetic patients do not even know that they have this illness.
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∙ 7y agoThis happens when a person contracts a disease called Diabetes. When this happens the body's ability to produce insulin id damaged or destroyed by the disease and the person has to take an artificial substitute to keep living.
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∙ 14y agoInsulin
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Did nick really have diabetes?
Diabetes is an inherited trait. Another factor that effects it are weight. The body does not produce or use insulin properly. Some can be controlled by oral medications and diet. Others may need insulin injections. One doesn't 'catch diabetes' it is not like a cold.
Why do some people need to take insulin?
Some people have diabetes and they can't have sugar because they don't have enough insulin to digest it so they give themselves injections of insulin. Hoped that helped!;)
What is the difference between insulin dependent and insulin independent diabetes?
type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent and type 2 diabetes is insulin independant. basically meanind type 1 is more serious it can cause death if not treated properly. Type 2 is not insulin dependent unless the person does not exercise enough and eat right, then some Type 2 Diabetic can become insulin dependent.
How can bacteria be used to help people that are diabetic?
Scientists have put some bacteria to work making medicines and other substances. The first medicine-producing bacteria were made in the 1970s. By manipulating the bacteria's genetic material, scientists engineered bacteria to produce human insulin. Although healthy people can make their own insulin, those with some types of diabetes cannot. Many people with diabetes need to take insulin daily. Thanks to bacteria's fast rate of reproduction, large number of insulin-making bacteria can be grown in huge vats. The human inlusin they produce is then perified and made into medicine. CREDITS FROM: NORTH CAROLINA 8TH GRADE PRENTICE HALL SCIENCE EXPLORER Pg.225
Why is cow insulin a good substitue for human insulin?
Insulin from pigs or cows can cause immune reactions in some people, or people may develop an allergy to the insulin over time and it will be ineffective. Human insulin is not immunogenic and so is preferred.
Why injecting insulin an essential part of the daily regime for most people with diabetes?
It depends on which type of Diabetes one suffers from. Some can be controlled by diet or/and medicines. Some need the daily injections as the body is unable to produce its own insulin. Insulin controls your blood sugar level from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia).
A chemical the body needs to work properly?
There are many chemicals required for the body to work properly. Some of these chemicals include insulin, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen.
Do calories matter on a low carb diet?
Yes, sometimes calories can matter on a low carbohydrate diet if you have a significant degree of insulin resistance. Some people who have become very insulin resistant (many overweight people are insulin resistant without being aware of it) find that they reach a point in life where they need to count bothcarbohydrates and calories to produce weight loss.
What type of bacteria is in insulin?
Well, the insulin a diabetic gets does not contain any bacteria. It is sterile. However, the insulin is made by bacteria, usually E. coli. Hope this helps! Some Stuff about the E.Coli Bacteria: • • The Bacteria E.coli used to produce insulin for those with diabetes • It's Inexpensive - compared with 1980 methods(extracting insulin from pigs etc.) • Large quantities of the modified bacteria are killed and insulin is extracted and purified. •The Bacteria E.coli used to produce insulin for those with diabetes
Why insulin is used?
Insulin is usually made in your body automatically; diabetes is when your body does not make enough insulin. So some people with diabetes have to take insulin to control their blood sugar.
How do I take diabetes medication?
There are different medications for diabetes, some of them being oral, and some such as insulin being injected. If you are an insulin diabetic you will be taught by your doctor how to properly inject your insulin, and when it is required. For more information please see this site: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/
How is bacteria used to make insulin?
Human plasmids introduced into the bacteria stimulate insulin production. A special enzyme is used to cut out the insulin gene from a human cell. It is attached to a bacterial chromosome which is also split open by an enzyme. The gene is then transferred into a bacterial cell. The gene makes the bacterial cell produce insulin.
