Diabetes Flashcards
Diabetes mellitus
Absolute type 1 or
relative deficiency of insulin type II
Classic signs of diabetes mellitus
Polydipsia
Polyuria
Polyphagia
Weight loss
Where does insulin come from
Pancreas —> islets of langerhans —> beta cell
Pancreas
Exocrine
Secrete digestive enzymes and HCO3- into intestinal lumen
Pancreas
Endocrine
Islets of langerhans into blood stream
insulin & glucagon
GLUT 2
Independent of insulin also found in liver
Bidirectional
Sympathetic nerve insulin secretion
Stress and exercise
Inhibit insulin
Parasympathetic activity insulin secretion
Food
Stimulate insulin
a cells
Glucagon — stimulates
& cells
Somatostatin — inhibit
Islets communications
Humoral
Blood supply from islet to blood
More blood through islets can increase secretions
Islet communication
Cell-cell
Gap junctions connect islets cells with one another
Main function of insulin
push glucose into cells from BLOOD
Drives anabolic processes
Building up fat, protein, and glycogen
Lipogenesis
Acetyl-CoA —> fats
During fed stage when glucose gets high
Lipolysis
Breakdown of lipids
during starved phase, makes ketone bodies