- Endocrine disorder that is caused by a deficiency in insulin or a decreased response to insulin in target tissues. Diabetes is marked by high glucose levels in the blood and the urine.
- Type 1 Diabetes is a autoimmune disorder in which the immune system destroys the beta cells of the pancreas. Diabetes usually appears during childhood and destroys a persons ability to produce insulin.
- Treatment consists of insulin injections usually several times a day, human insulin can be obtained by genetically engineering bacteria (Campbell, 2005).
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Diabetis Mellitus
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