Summary of metabolism

Summary of Metabolism

Diabetes

• Auto-immune disease
• Pancreatic cells which create insulin are destroyed
• Cells can not take up sugar from blood- sugar is instead released in urine
• Gluconeogenesis and triglycerol degredation are stimulated
• Ketogenesis is high
• High blood glucose levels- nerve pain, damage to blood vessels in eyes, and potentially death
• Treatment: Patients with T1D have to inject themselves with insulin periodically

• Results from "insulin resistance"-> over time, pancreatic cells release lower amounts of insulin in response to food
• Occurs more often in older, overweight, sedentary people
• Similar symptoms to T1D
• Treatment: weight loss, decreasing sugar intake, eating more high fiber foods, insulin injections and other medications