Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), an autoimmune disease characterized by high blood glucose levels resulting from
a lack of insulin production, is the third most common severe, chronic childhood disease (American Diabetes Association, 2004).
There is a relative
lack of insulin production as well as insulin resistance, meaning the insulin present doesn't work as well.
Diabetes is a common in cats and is a disease of glucose (blood sugar) regulation due to either
lack of insulin production by the pancreas or lack of insulin effectiveness in the body.
Diabetes can be classified as either Type 1 (
lack of insulin production) or Type II (impaired insulin production along with an inadequate response to the hormone.)
(Type 2 is found more commonly in adult humans and cats, generally arises from obesity, and occurs when the cells of the body become resistant to normal amounts of insulin, as opposed to
a lack of insulin production.)
Type 1 Diabetes results from a total
lack of insulin production while Type II Diabetes results from impaired insulin production and / or inadequate response to the hormone.
Diabetes, due to
lack of insulin production or decreased ability to process, also contribute greatly to heart disease.
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by
a lack of insulin production and type 2 diabetes results from the body's ineffective use of insulin.
Not exact matches
This means that increased levels
of ZAG in patients may indicate a system - wide mobilization
of lipids for energy
production, particularly because these individuals
lack endogenous
insulin and can not rely on blood glucose (sugar) for their energy needs.
So
insulin itself can be lipogenic, but
lack of insulin can be worse in many ways in increasing lipid
production and storage, leading to conditions such as fatty liver and increase the amount
of adipose tissue stored in the body.
Better known for its role in
insulin production (the
lack of insulin is diabetes) it also produces digestive enzymes to help break down food in the small intestine.