Image via WikipediaDiabetes is a metabolic disorder.It is characterized by hyperglycemia,which actually means rise in blood sugar.Broadly the causes of diabetes may be divided into decreased or absence of insulin secretion[insulin is a hormone secreted from a specific type of cells of the pancreas called the Beta cells],insulin resistance[ in this case, the quantity of insulin secreted from the insulin is normal,but the insulin receptors...
09 March, 2009
WHAT IS DIABETES
By Satyaki Mitra
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Beta cells,
decreased insulin secretion,
diabetes,
hyperglycemia,
insulin receptors,
Type 1 diabetes,
type 2 diabetes