Regulating blood glucose Part 2 -Insulin Radiolmmunoassay Case Study-Jennifer, A
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Regulating blood glucose
Part 2 -Insulin Radiolmmunoassay Case Study-Jennifer, Age I know a lot of you hope to go to medical school, so here is your chance to be a general practitioner for the day. Jennifer, a five year old patient, is bro the day, lennifer, a five year old patient, is brought into your office. She has been acting strangehy complaining to her parents of feeling "funny" and "dizuy', You know that Type 1 diabetes runs in her family, so you have Jennifer complete a glucose tolerance test, as described above. You see that her fasting and post glucose (fed) levels are high, and you'd like to take a look at her insulin levels. Q: If Jennifer has Type i diabetes, would you expect her insulin levels to be higher or lower than normal? Why? You will check Jennifer's insulin levels using a radiolmmunoassay. The term itself tells us a great deal about how this test will work:Explanation / Answer
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Type-I Diabetes was most often occur in young peoples called juvenile diabetes can also develop in adults body unable to make enough insulin (which deceases blood glucose level). the probable reason of this is compromised immune system of individuals which cant recognize self cells and attack beta-cells of pancreas responsible for insulin production,
type-II diabetes, is an adult onset diabetes, can affect people of any age even childrens and overweight and inactive peoples, in this fat, liver and muscle cells do not use enough insulin to transport blood glucose to cells resulting glucose cant be utilized as energy source. symptoms: being thirsty, frequent urination, feeling very hungry, losing weight, blurry eyesight.