C E L L P O R T F O L I O

Diabetes
disease of metabolic disorders; person having abnormally high glucose
levels in the blood
Temchulla Pd 6 May 2009

How is diabetes caused? Symptoms of diabetes

It occurs when the pancreas Some symptoms of
doesn’t make enough if any diabetes are: weight gain
insulin or when the produced or loss, increased thirst
insulin doesn’t work. This with profuse urination,
causes the level of glucose in and blurred vision. These
the blood to increase and are only a few but the
become too high. most common symptoms.
Picture from: http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/healthy/images/
large_glucose-insulin-supplies.jpg

Cell Process
After the stomach changes food into glucose, it enters the bloodstream. From there, the pancreas makes little
ineffective or no insulin. If there is any insulin made, it enters the bloodstream. Glucose then gets built up in the
bloodstream which causes glucose levels to rise.
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Problems with homeostasis diseases_images/diabetes1.jpg

Cell Parts When body parts are not

Cell parts are necessary for
the correct functioning of the
cell otherwise diseases such
as diabetes occur. When a
cell doesn’t have its
necessary parts, like the
nucleus, to make or function
the way it should is when, in
example, effective insulin is
not produced.
interacting correctly with one
another, adjustments are needed.
If long term adjustments are
needed, such as the ones in
diabetes because of the insulin,
psychological effects could occur
for a lifetime.
Understanding
Diabetes requires an insulin
shot to keep from glucose
levels getting too high because
of the pancreatic process of
making insulin.

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