Friday, January 15, 2010

Insulin Animation


Click here to see an animation that compares normal insulin production to type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 


What is the difference between the two types of diabetes? How can they be controlled?

16 comments:

  1. I've always wondered what the difference was between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, now I know the difference! Type 1 is when the body produces too little insulin, and type 2 is when the cell receptors of the liver don't receive the insulin.
    Thanks for posting this Leslie! It was really interesting!

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  2. Is this how you get fat? When the liver stores the extra glucose as fat?

    -Stanley

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  3. very informational
    Matthew
    7i

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  4. This isn't very related, but I was surfing the web, and I found this awesome website!!
    http://hes.ucfsd.org/gclaypo/nervoussys.html#Parts of the nervous system
    it is very interesting!

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  5. Well, that's interesting! So if you're an adult, you can only get type 2 diabetes? O.O

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  6. This was a great visual of how type 1 and 2 diabetes are different. Thank you

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  7. This is a very good animation. I liked how it had labels.

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  8. Is there also a disease for not producing enough glucagon or the glucagon not affecting the liver?

    Michael 7I

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  9. This helps me understand this process more!
    Thanks Leslie! :D

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  10. This isn't related either, but it's a good source for biology and explaning biological terms. I searched it up for a hw a while back, like i searched up a math dictionary for a winter break assignment last year.... :)

    http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Main_Page

    Michael N. 7I

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  11. okay, now i definitley understand it! at first from reading the notes i didn't get it......
    BUT NOW I DO :D
    ryan
    7j

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  12. This is really cool! I have an Uncle with Diabetes 1, and so now I understand what really is happening in his body. Thank you!
    I believe the answer to Zoe's question is that people (like my Uncle) can get diabetes 1 as an adult too!

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  13. wow this is a really cool animation thanks for posting leslie!!!

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  14. On the news, i just heard about a disease in which the enzymes can't break down the glycogen and you start to swell.

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  15. That animation is extremely clear! It's easier to understand if you can see the actual process of the insulin doing it's job.

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