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This 4 page paper examines both type one and type two diabetes. The pancreas is the focus of this inquiry. The paper explores the differences in function between the types.
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organ. It is considered to be a retroperitoneal organ that is found near the stomach ("Pancreas," 2005). The function of the pancreas is to produce enzymes which in turn break
down all digestible food products ("Pancreas," 2005). The pancreas has another role as well, which is to produce insulin and glucagon (Clayman, 1994). The importance of this organ cannot be
overemphasized. If it malfunctions, it causes diabetes. If it ceases to function altogether it causes a form of diabetes that renders one insulin dependent. For type one, or juvenile diabetes,
the only way to survive is with the use of insulin injections. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or IDDM or Type 1 diabetes is defined as "
the development of ketoacidosis in the absence of insulin therapy" (King, 2005). In other words, the diabetic with this type is dependent on insulin. What occurs is that the
pancreas fails to produce any insulin at all, or at least it produces only a scant amount (Clayman, 1994). Whatever it produces is not enough to be useful. This type
of diabetes is actually the result of an "autoimmune destruction" as it respects pancreatic cells (King, 2005). Type one diabetes is actually an autoimmune reaction to the antigens
that are found in the islet cells located in the pancreas (King, 2005). What happens is that prior to the onset of diabetes, the body is unable to cope with
certain immune cells and they in turn attack the beta cells that produce insulin ("Joslin," 2005). In addition, because the body cannot produce insulin, and therefore cannot use glucose, it
is forced to obtain its energy from fat (Clayman, 1994). One can see now why one symptom of diabetes is weight loss. The body is burning fat improperly. Many people
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