Diabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are too high because the body
cannot use it properly. This can be due to many reasons:
1. Because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the insulin does not work
adsf properly. Insulin helps glucose leave the body and enter blood cells and is used to
provide energy for life processes. However when someone has `Diabetes their body
cannot make proper use of the glucose so it builds up in our blood and cannot be
used by cells.
There are 2 main types of
`Diabetes :
Type 1 - No insulin
produced (either not enough or not working properly) It's an autoimmune
response with a body that destroys its own insulin producing cells. Has nothing
to do with diet or lifestyle. Has no cure.
Symptoms include: Thirst, need to regularly pass urine, weight loss.
This is because glucose cannot enter the cells thus no energy. Therefore the body
has to break down fats to use as energy instead resulting in weightloss. It usually
appears before the age of 40 and most cases are with children
Type 2 -some insulin produced and appears in people over the age of forty. It
is treated with a healthy diet and exercise, medication or insulin also used.
Symptoms for type 2 are mild and harder to detect.
Risk Factors include: Family history of diabetes, being overweight, unhealthy diet,
inactive, age, High blood pressure, ethnicity.
Prevention: Make lifestyle changes and exercise.
When
the
When the pituitary gland is not working properly,
it may be due to a condition known as Hypopituitarism. This is a rare disorder where
the pituitary gland either fails to produce one or more of its hormones, or doesn’t
produce enough of them1.
The pituitary gland, sometimes referred to as the “master gland,” produces hormones
that enable other glands in the body to function5. When there’s a deficiency in one or
more of these hormones, it can affect the body in various ways, including growth,
blood pressure, and the ability to have children2.
The hormones produced by the pituitary gland include3:
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH): Triggers cortisol production and the
chemical reaction that makes your body produce adrenaline and
noradrenaline.
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH): Controls your blood pressure and conserves the
fluids in your body.
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): Stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in
females and sperm production in males.
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Growth hormone (GH): Makes children grow and maintains body structure and
metabolism in adults.
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Luteinizing hormone (LH): Responsible for fertility, puberty, and menstruation
in females. It is also responsible for the production of testosterone in males.
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Oxytocin: Important in childbirth and lactation. It may also play a large role in
human behavior.
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Prolactin (PRL): Stimulates milk production in females after birth but has many
other functions.
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH): Regulates the production of hormones in
the thyroid.