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| A CONDITION CAUSING A SWOLLEN "MOON FACE", HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HYPERGLYCEMIA, WEAKENING OF THE THE BONES, SEVERE DEPRESSION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. |
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HYPERSECRETION OF THE SEX HORMONES; IN FEMALES, A BEARD DEVELOPS, A MASCULINE PATTERN OF HAIR DEVELOPS.
IN MALES, SYMPTOMS ARE MASKED. |
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| DEVELOPS FROM A KNOT OF NERVOUS TISSUE; RELEASES THE HORMONES EPINEPHRINE (ADRENALINE) AND NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE) INTO THE BLOOD STREAM. |
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| MINERALCORTICOIDS AND GLUCOCORTICOIDS |
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| LONG-TERM STRESS RESPONSE HORMONES |
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| THE ADRENALINE HORMONES EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE HELP WITH SHORT-TERM STRESS RESPONSE, INCREASES HEART RATE, INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE AND METABOLIC RATE |
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| A MIXED GLAND LOCATED CLOSE TO THE STOMACH IN THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY. |
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(ISLETS OF LANGERHANS)
SMALL MASSES OF HORMONE-PRODUCING TISSUE SCATTERED AMONG THE ENZYME-PRODUCING ACINAR TISSUES OF THE PANCREAS; PRODUCES INSULIN AND GLUCAGON |
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| A CONDITION IN WHICH GLUCOSE BEGINS TO SPILL INTO THE URINE BECAUSE THE KIDNEY TUBE CELL CAN NOT RE-ABSORB FAST ENOUGH. THREE SIGNS ARE POLYURIA, POLYDIPSIA, POLYPHAGIA |
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| THE BLOOD IS VERY ACIDIC DUE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF FATS BEING USED FOR ENERGY INSTEAD OF SUGARS |
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| a hormone secreted by the pancreas, raises blood glucose levels. Its effect is opposite that of insulin, which lowers blood glucose levels. The pancreas releases glucagon when blood sugar (glucose) levels fall too low. Glucagon causes the liver to convert stored glycogen into glucose, which is released into the bloodstream |
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| groups of cells located in the pancreas and designed to produce insulin. Beta cells are located throughout the pancreas in what is called the islets of Langerhans. In those with type 1 diabetes, the beta cells have largely been destroyed by an autoimmmune response resulting in a significant decrease of insulin. Symptoms begin to appear when roughly 90% of the beta cells have been destroyed. |
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| THE CONDITION OF ACIDOSIS, IF NOT CORRECTED, COMA AND DEATH RESULT. |
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| EXCESSIVE URINATION TO FLUSH OUT THE GLUCOSE AND KETONES |
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| EXCESSIVE THIRST RESULTING FROM WATER LOSS |
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| HUNGER DUE TO INABILITY TO USE SUGARS AND THE LOSS OF FAT AND PROTEINS FROM THE BODY |
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