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    Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes) March 17‚ 2013 Diabetes was first discovered as far back as 6th century BC by an Indian physician Sushruta. He recognized that people showing certain symptoms all had sweet urine. He called this condition Madhumeha. In 1869 a young medical student in Berlin named Paul Langerhans was interested in learning about the structure of the pancreas. He discovered there were clumps of tissue clustered in the pancreas. Langerhans never learned the function of this tissue

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    Investigation Part A Term 1 2014 The Effect of Exercise on the Maintenance of Homeostasis Name: Jonah McLennan Class: C Teacher: Mrs Hart Group Members: James Wilkinson‚ Samuel Stark‚ Christopher Daly‚ Thomas Yip‚ Andrew McWhinney‚ Joshua Zuill. Due Date: Monday 10th March 2014 (Week 7) Abstract The levels of an internal environment have been vastly researched to gain a better understanding of homeostasis and its mechanisms. However the immediate objective

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    Keeping conditions inside the body the same is called homeostasis. It’s not easy. Lots of things have to happen‚ e.g. energy transferred between body and environment‚ carbon dioxide is a waste product of respiration and has to be transported by the bloodstream to the lungs where it is breathed out‚ waste and waste products are filtered out of the blood and excreted in the urine. An incubator has a temperature sensor‚ a thermostat with a switch and a heater. Negative feedback happens when one factor

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    Diabetes Shayla Lynch HS200‚ Section# Unit 4 Capstone Project: Diabetes Kaplan University July 27‚ 2014 Type 1 diabetes‚ also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin. There are many factors that may contribute to type 1 diabetes‚ including genetics and exposure to certain viruses. Although type 1 diabetes typically appears during childhood or adolescence‚ it can also develop in adults as well

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    Type 1 Diabetes- (aka Juvenile diabetes mellitus insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus) * Causes by destruction of the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. When the beta cells are destroyed they are no longer able to produce insulin. Insulin must then be injected so the body can use food for energy. * Only 5-10% of people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. * It is thought to be caused by vital infections or an autoimmune response. * 90% of pts dx w/ type 1

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    Diabetes mellitus is a disorder in which blood levels of glucose are abnormally high because the body does not release or use insulin adequately (Merck 1999‚ p.788). There are two types of diabetes mellitus‚ which are type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. A hormone called insulin‚ released by the pancreas‚ is the primary substance responsible for maintaining appropriate blood sugar levels. Blood sugar levels vary throughout the day‚ rising after a meal and returning to normal within two hours. Blood

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    What Is Diabetes

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    What is diabetes? Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases where the body’s pancreas does not produce enough insulin or does not properly respond to insulin produced‚ resulting in high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. There are several different types of diabetes‚ but the most common forms are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Both impact glucose levels‚ and if left untreated‚ can cause many complications What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can occur at any age‚ but is most commonly

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    Coming Back Stronger Autobiography of Andrew Christopher Brees 01.24.13 Mikelyn Starrett 1st Hour Coming Back Stronger The title of the book I read was Coming Back Stronger. It is the ultimate comeback story‚ not only of one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks‚ but also of a city and a team that many had all but given up on. When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team‚ coaches around the NFL wondered‚ Will he ever come back? After Hurricane

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    Honolulu Rail: not prosperity for our future. The oppnents against the Honolulu rail project object their observations to the Honolulu city in council member of transportation by using letters‚public speeches‚ and interviews. Anti-rail citizen of Hawaii believes the cost of rail will be a burned to our nation. The articles and public speeches announce by the citizens of Hawaii that the rail will not decrease traffic congestion‚ taxes will increase‚ and the project will affect small businesses as

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    Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes (GD)‚ also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‚ is a diabetic disorder that affects 4% of pregnancies making it one of the most common health complications of pregnancy. This condition usually occurs during the second or third trimester when the pregnancy hormones start to take place then fortunately disappears after the child is born. Increased glucose levels in the blood result from when a woman’s body does not produce enough insulin. In most

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