Type 1 Diabetes: Causes: Autoimmune Response Type 1 diabetes is usually a progressive autoimmune disease‚ in which the beta cells that produce insulin are slowly destroyed by the body’s own immune system. It is unknown what first starts this cascade of immune events‚ but evidence suggests that both a genetic predisposition and environmental factors‚ such as a viral infection‚ are involved. Islets of Langerhans contain beta cells and are located within the pancreas. Beta cells produce
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Maintaining a healthy‚ restricted diet is crucial for type 1 diabetes management. A type 1 diabetes diet is designed to maximum nutrition‚ while limiting sugar‚ carbohydrates‚ and sodium. A type 1 diabetes diet is focusing on nutritious foods that are high in vitamins and minerals‚ while cutting down on foods that are high in fats‚ sugar‚ or empty carbohydrates. Some basic recommendations nutrition for type 1 diabetes diet is fruits‚ vegetables‚ whole grains‚ carbohydrates‚ and proteins. Fruit are
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Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells to provide energy. What causes the condition? The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. It is thought that a viral infection‚ makes triggers the immune system to destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in people who have a genetic history of diabetes. . At this stage nothing
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urination and increase hunger. There are three types of Diabetes Mellitus. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) has an early onset and is diagnosed in someone who is a juvenile. Type II or non-insulin diabetes mellitus (NIIDDM) has a late onset and is diagnosed in someone who is an adult. Gestational Diabetes occurs only in women who are pregnant and have high blood sugar levels during their pregnancy. This paper will focus on Type I DM or T1D. (1) The word “diabetes” was first used by
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M10/4/BIOLO/SPM/ENG/TZ2/XX+ 22106016 Biology Standard level Paper 1 Monday 17 May 2010 (afternoon) 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. • Answer all the questions. • For each question‚ choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the answer sheet provided. 2210-6016 15 pages © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 –2– M10/4/BIOLO/SPM/ENG/TZ2/XX+ 1. What does a small standard deviation signify?
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outlines the syllabus and assessment requirements. More detailed information about the course can be obtained by referring to the guide for this subject‚ which is available on the subject page of the IB online curriculum centre (OCC) website (http://occ.ibo.org) and can also be purchased from the IB store (http://store.ibo.org). © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 Nature of the subject Economics is a dynamic social science‚ forming part of group 3—individuals and societies.
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Discussion Questions: 3. Humans exhibit a Type 1 survivorship. Type 1 survivorship curves are characterized by high initial survivorship rates then a rapid decline in survivorship late in life. The mortality rate is very low in early life‚ and many of the individuals of the population will live to old age. 4. The cohort of 1850-1859 shows a more rapid increase in mortality rate later in life than the 1900-1909 cohort. During the late 19th century‚ after the Civil War‚ many young people were put
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sugar in the blood is too high. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as sweets‚ rice‚ potatoes and bread. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of pancreatic beta cells‚ the cells in the body that make the hormone insulin. Insulin is required for people to get energy from food‚ therefore‚ people with type 1 diabetes must take multiple injections of insulin each day or continually infuse Insulin through an insulin pump in order to
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SKILLS AND LEARNING STATEMENT 1.1 PREPARATION DONE BEFORE MEETING WITH MY MENTOR. I received an email from my regional ACCA office (ACCA GHANA) announcing that they were organizing a support program for those who qualified and were interested in completing the BSc in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. Interested students were asked to come and register at their office. I went to their office and registered myself and was informed of when i would have my first Meeting‚ the
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MATH 239 Assignment 1 • This assignment is due on Friday‚ January 18th‚ 2013‚ at 10am in the drop boxes outside MC 4067. Late assignments will not be graded. • You may collaborate with other students in the class‚ provided that you list your collaborators. However‚ you MUST write up your solutions individually. Copying from another student (or any other source) constitutes cheating and is strictly forbidden. Exercise 1 (10 pts). (a) In how may ways is it possible to rearrange the letters in
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