Type 1 Diabetes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Type 1 DiabetesA disorder of hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, leading to abnormalities in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism. Four types of diabetesType 2 Type 1 Gestational Other What do alpha cells produce?Glucagon What is glucose?"Sugar" body needs to survive. What can glucose not do without insulin?Glucose cannot enter the cells without the help of insulin

What is type 1 diabetes?autoimmune disease where the body does not produce enough insulin, leading to a bunch of unusable glucose floating around the body instead of being used inside the cells for energy what is insulin?a hormone produced in the body used for metabolizing glucose when is type 1 diabetes usually diagnosed ?childhood (hence "juvenile" diabetes); also in young adults where is insulin normally produced?in the pancreas by the beta cells what is the function of alpha cell...