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Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease when the immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are also looking at the hormone, which is produced in pancreatic beta cells and co-secreted with insulin as a response to food intake.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 21 June 2024
The good news is that early treatment to reduce blood sugar can help save these beta cells.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 6 May 2024
If the sensor reports a high level of glucose, the silicon beta cell generates a signal that drives a motor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
When glucose concentrations rise, the beta cells remain in the high-voltage burst state longer, secreting more insulin as a result.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
The device will infuse both insulin and glucagon by following a pattern that mimics the unique electrical characteristics of alpha and beta cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
Insulin, a hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas, moves glucose from the blood into the cells to use for energy.
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly destroys the pancreatic beta cells which produce insulin.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are also looking at the hormone, which is produced in pancreatic beta cells and co-secreted with insulin as a response to food intake.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 21 June 2024
The good news is that early treatment to reduce blood sugar can help save these beta cells.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 6 May 2024
If the sensor reports a high level of glucose, the silicon beta cell generates a signal that drives a motor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
When glucose concentrations rise, the beta cells remain in the high-voltage burst state longer, secreting more insulin as a result.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
The device will infuse both insulin and glucagon by following a pattern that mimics the unique electrical characteristics of alpha and beta cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
Insulin, a hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas, moves glucose from the blood into the cells to use for energy.
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly destroys the pancreatic beta cells which produce insulin.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Beta cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beta%20cell. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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