CAS BI 203 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Protein Folding, Chromosome, The Molecules

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From cow juice to a billion dollar drug, with some breakthroughs in between. Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar). Glucose backs up in the bloodstream causing one"s blood glucose, or blood sugar, to rise too high. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 (juvenile-onset or insulin- dependent) diabetes and type ii (adult-onset or non-insulin dependent) diabetes. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas, a gland located behind your stomach, that plays a key role in the regulation of blood glucose levels. It allows glucose (sugar) to get into the cells of our body that need glucose for energy. After you eat, your blood sugar (glucose) rises. This rise in glucose triggers your pancreas to release insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin travels through the blood to your body"s cells. It tells the cells to open up and let the glucose in.

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