Type 1 Diabetes Research Paper

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Insulin is a very important hormone in our body. It allows us to use glucose for energy. So we can move and do our everyday routines. The insulin is released from the pancreas and binds to insulin receptors. The insulin receptors then make their way to the cell membrane. When the cell membrane senses the insulin, it opens the glucose channel, allowing the glucose in the blood to go inside the cell. The glucose in the blood binds to the glucose receptors. The cell turns the glucose into ATP, a form of energy, so our cells are alive and help us continue our lives. Type 1 diabetes occurs when your body lacks the ability to produce insulin at all. Patients with type 1 diabetes have to take injections with insulin.

Type 2 diabetes occurs