Type 1 Diabetes
What happens when your pancreas does not secrete insulin
What is Happening
Type 1 diabetes prevents the pancreas from producing insulin, instead it needs to be injected. The pancreas is unable to control the levels of insulin which causes glucose spikes and declines. If you do not have diabetes, the pancreas will secrete insulin when there is a glucose increase. The cells will take up glucose and the liver will store it as glycogen. If glucose levels in a normal body decrease, the pancreas will secrete glucagon and the liver breaks down glycogen to produce glucose in the blood. Type 1 diabetes prevents this normal system from happening so glucose cannot get into the cells where it is needed. Glucose then stays in the blood because of this. if glucose stays in the blood, the body will get sick.
What happens in the bloodstream
In a normal body the pancreas produces insulin which acts as a key allowing the glucose to pass through the cell. If there is no insulin, like someone with type 1 diabetes, then the glucose cannot be absorbed by the cells and remains in the blood stream. http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-the-benefits-of-papaya-for-diabetes.htm
What went wrong in the pancreas
The pancreas attacks itself and kills the insulin producing cells. There are either no insulin producing cells or ones that do not produce proper insulin in a pancreas with type 1 diabetes. http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/news.php?lang=1&term=Eclampsia&from=16
How your body lets you know
If you have diabetes, your body will show several possible symptoms, some more obvious then others.
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Symptoms
1.An increased thirst can result from the osmotic pressure that builds up due to high glucose levels.
2. Frequent urination occurs from the body trying to rid itself of excess glucose
3. Blurred vision happens when high blood sugar causes the lens of the eyes to swell
4. Fatigue is another symptom caused by the lack of glucose, energy, inside the cells