Diabetes: Lecture 1 Flashcards
What is glucose stored as? and where?
Glycogen
Skeletal Muscle and Liver
Hormones that control Blood Glucose?
Pancreatic
Counter-regulatory
Gut-Derived
Which cells secrete Glucagon?
Alpha Cells
What does Glucagon do?
effect breakdown of liver glycogen and increase glucose levels in the blood
Which cells secrete Insulin & Amylin?
Beta cells
Where are Alpha and Beta Cells located?
Pancreatic Islet of Langerhorn
What does Insulin do?
Increase uptake of glucose into cells and facilitate conversion of glucose to glycogen in the liver
What does Amylin do?
suppress digestive secretions
Slows gastric emptying
What increases Glucagon release?
by increased glucose levels and presence of fatty acids and ketones
What stimulates glucagon release?
decreased glucose levels and presence of amino acids
List of counter-regulatory hormones?
Glucagon
Epinephrine
Growth Hormone
Cortisol
“Fed State” process
Increased glucose stimulates B cells to release insulin
Insulin stimulates glucose uptake by cells and glycogenesis in liver
Plasma levels return to normal
“Fasting state” process
Decrease glucose stimulates A cells to release glucagon
Glucagon stimulates gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis in liver and release of glucose to plasma
Plasma glucose levels return to normal
“Lock and Key” Analogy glucose
Insulin acts as “Key” so glucose can get into cell “Through door”
What releases GLP-1?
L cells of ileum and Colon
What releases GIP?
K cells of duodenum
What are glucose dependent hormones?
Only secreted in response to oral ingestion of food
GLP-1 and GIP, so levels low when glucose low
What does GIP do?
act on B cell
Insulin sensitizer in adipocytes
No effect on glucagon secretion, gastric motility or satiety
What does GLP-1 do?
Act on A & B cells?
Suppress glucagon secretion
Slows gastric emptying and increase satiety
GLP-1 and GIP Half life?
~10 min
Inactivated by Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Enzyme (DPP-4)
Role of Kidney in Glucose Regulation?
- release of glucose via gluconeogenesis
- uptake of glucose from circulation
- Kidney reabsorbs glucose
90% by SGLT-2
10% by SGLT-1
Diabetes definition
Chronic and progressive metabolic disorder characterized by abnormalities in the ability to metabolize carbohydrate, fat, and protein, leading to a hyperglycemic state
Type 1 Diabetes Classification
autoimmune B-cell destruction, usually leading to absolute insulin deficiency
Type 2 Diabetes Classification
progressive loss of B-cell insulin secretion frequently on the background of insulin resistance
Gestational diabetes Classification
diabetes that is first diagnosed in the 2nd or 3rd trimester that is not clearly preexisting type 1 or 2 diabetes
Possible causes of diabetes?
genetic defects
Disease of the exocrine pancreas
Drug induced Hyperglycemia
Type 1 Diabetes cycle
- Pancreas doesn’t make insulin
- Decreased insulin in blood vessels
- Increased glucose due to low insulin
- Muscle unable to use glucose due to low insulin
Glycogen and protein breakdown, causing keto-acidosis
Stages of Type 1 diabetes?
Stages 1 - Stage 3
Stage 1 of Type 1
Autoimmune
Normoglycemic
Presymptomatic
Stage 2 of Type 1
Autoimmune
Dysglycemic
Presymptomatic
Stage 3 of Type 1
Autoimmune
Hyperglycemic
Symptomatic
Type 1 Diabetes Rate of Progression depends on….
Age at first detection of autoantibody
# of autoantibodies
Autoantibody specificity
Autoantibody titers