Insulin resistance is a term used to signify that the body's cells have become resistant to the insulin produced
by the pancreas resulting in a rise in blood sugar.
Not exact matches
It is often caused
by the destruction of the insulin - producing cells of the
pancreas resulting in an insulin deficiency.
At one end of the spectrum, thick mucus derailed the function of the body: It blocked the
pancreas from delivering enzymes needed for food digestion and absorption,
resulting in malnutrition, and also caused severe lung infections, often killing children
by age 5.
In individuals with T2D, this function is frequently perturbed
by an impaired response of the adipocytes to insulin
resulting in elevated lipid levels in circulation and storage in alternative tissues such as liver, muscle, and
pancreas (3).
Blood sugar is partially regulated
by the hormone insulin, which is produced
by the
pancreas, if insulin levels are too low, or the body becomes resistant to its effects, type - 2 diabetes
results and high blood sugar levels can cause serious health issues, including heart, kidney and eye damage.
A variety of health conditions can adversely affect the body's ability to produce its own digestive enzymes
resulting in production of poorly functional enzymes or diminished secretion of enzymes
by the salivary glands, stomach or
pancreas or reduced enzyme activity in the intestinal brush border.
Conversely, weight loss in overweight individuals is associated with a significant increase in insulin action, which
results in a reduction in the amount of insulin secreted
by your
pancreas (in non-insulin dependent individuals), or a reduction in the amount of injected insulin (in insulin - dependent individuals).
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the
pancreas that develops when the normal protective mechanisms of the organ are overwhelmed
by pancreatic enzymes,
resulting in autodigestion.
Anything that damages a large portion of the
pancreas can
result in EPI, but in cats the condition is most commonly caused
by chronic pancreatitis.
IDDM can also be triggered
by infectious virus diseases, immune deficiencies that
result in destruction of the insulin - producing cells in the
pancreas, pancreatic infections, steroids and reproductive hormones, and Cushing's disease.
If the inflammation of the intestines is severe, the neighboring liver and
pancreas may also become inflamed,
resulting in increased liver enzymes and amylase (produced
by the
pancreas).
The immediate
result is that it fools the
pancreas into releasing a huge spike of insulin, which is quickly followed
by a precipitous drop in blood sugar (acute hypoglycemia) since there isn't really any surplus sugar for the insulin to work on.
This
results from a problem with the insulin produced
by the
pancreas.
Type I Diabetes is caused
by destruction to the
pancreas,
resulting in an absolute insulin deficiency.
White or cream coloured stools may indicate liver and
pancreas disorders or be the
result of a recent barium meal / enema used
by the vet to investigate a gut problem.