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What is the body chemistry associated with insulin resistance?
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High blood sugar from food stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin into the blood. However, in insulin resistance, the insulin is secreted but is only partially absorbed by the tissues.
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What does insulin do for the body and what organs it produced?
Insulin is a peptide hormone, produced by islets of Langerhans (beta cells) of the pancreas,. Insulin functionality is to regulate carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body.
Where in the human body would you find the glands that secrets insulin?
sugar/glucosePancreas is the structure in the human body that is the usual source of insulin
How do insufficient production of insulin affect the body?
Insulin helps regulate blood sugar levels. The pancreas secretes insulin in the body. With not enough insulin, symptoms similar to hypoglycemia and diabetes happen. Shakiness, dizziness, fainting, dehydration. (I'm not too certain on the dehydration though.)
How does the body regulate blood glucose levels?
Regulation of blood glucose is handled by the body's production of insulin. Insulin moves the glucose that is produced during digestion out of the bloodstream and into cells.
What is the chemical substance released into the blood by the pancreas that enables the body to use sugar as a fuel in the process of respiration?
insulin insulin
What term best describes a failure of the body's cells to resond to insulin?
Insulin resistance.
What term best describes a failure of the body's cells to respond to secretion of insulin?
insulin resistance
The major cause of insulin resistance is related to?
Excess body fat
How do you get help for Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome?
PCOS is connected to insulin resistance. When a person eats a lot of sugar or carbohydrates (which is basically a long chain of glucose molecules hooked together), the body had to work hard to handle the sugar by producing insulin. Eventually the cells in their body becomes insensitive to the effects of the insulin (insulin resistance). To handle this problem of insulin resistance their body begins to produce even higher levels of insulin. This continues until their pancreas reaches the maximum amount of insulin it can produce, and when the insulin resistance increases again, their blood sugar begins to rise out of control. This effects the glands as they are a communication system on to the other and effects the ovaries. You can read more at www.mcvitamins.com/pcos.htm
Which mineral helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels?
Magnesium helps to maintain normal blood sugar levels. Deficiency of Magnesium can lead to insulin resistance or deficeincy of insulin. Both insulin resistance and insulin deficiency can lead to diabetes.
What term best describes a failure of the body cells to respond to secreation of insulin?
Type one diabetes
Why should you regulate blood sugar?
Your body regulates blood sugar. It is only if you have too much sugar (and carbohydrates break down into sugar) that the body can not keep up, does it become a problem. When you eat large amounts of sugar or carbohydrates, it requires the body to continuously produce high levels of insulin to keep that sugar level down. (Insulin's job is to push sugar out of the bloodstream into the cells where it is used for energy.) Eventually the cells in their body becomes insensitive to the effects of the insulin (insulin resistance). To handle this problem of insulin resistance their body begins to produce even higher levels of insulin. This continues until their pancreas reaches the maximum amount of insulin it can produce, and when the insulin resistance increases again, their blood sugar begins to rise out of control. The result is type 2 diabetes! Type 2 diabetes is actually an extreme case of insulin resistance. It is then that you have to regulate your blood sugar via diet, excerise and give you body some help to make the body's cells sensitive again to the insulin.
Which type of diabetes mellitus is an insulin resistance disorder gestational type 1 or type 2?
Diabetes type 2 has insulin resistance, while type 1 is basically an autoimmune disease where your body attacks your pancreas.
What kind of disorder is diabetes type 2?
Diabetes type 2 is a metabolic disorder, caused by insulin resistance in the cells of the body, combined with insufficient insulin formation. It is quite a separate disorder than diabetes type 1, which is caused by an autoimmune reaction that destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Why can't diabetes be spread?
Diabetes is caused by processes that happen in your body, and they are not contagious. Type I diabetics simply do not produce insulin in their bodies, and Type II have an insulin resistance.
What impact does gestational diabetes have on the placenta?
Gestational diabetes affects the mother only after the baby's body has been formed. So no birth defects, but babies may develop low blood glucose and breathing difficulty.The placenta supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother's insulin in her body. This problem is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance makes it hard for the mother's body to use insulin. She may need up to three times as much insulin.
What drugs can be used to treat insulin resistance?
There are several different types of medications that can be used to treat patients with abnormal blood sugar or insulin levels: Biguanides. Biguanides are drugs that improve the body's sensitivity to insulin.
