Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Anybody who suffers from, or knows somebody who suffers from diabetes will know what a life-changing affliction it is. Considering the statistics, it is believed that 2.9 million people in the UK currently suffer from some form of the condition, and that number is rising.
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome that results in excessively high blood sugar levels in those suffering from the disease. This has many serious consequences for their general health.
Back in 1996, the figure was 1.4 million and it is estimated that it will reach 5 million people by 2025 ? a staggering number that will have a serious impact on the country.
And yet it all comes down to the interaction between one small molecule and its receptor. Simply put, if you lack insulin, you will have type 1 diabetes and if you lack its receptor you will have type 2. The latter being the more common form due to its links with ageing and obesity, issues which are also on the rise.
http://www.nouse.co.uk/2013/01/22/york-leads-the-way-in-modelling-of-insulin/
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome that results in excessively high blood sugar levels in those suffering from the disease. This has many serious consequences for their general health.
Back in 1996, the figure was 1.4 million and it is estimated that it will reach 5 million people by 2025 ? a staggering number that will have a serious impact on the country.
And yet it all comes down to the interaction between one small molecule and its receptor. Simply put, if you lack insulin, you will have type 1 diabetes and if you lack its receptor you will have type 2. The latter being the more common form due to its links with ageing and obesity, issues which are also on the rise.
http://www.nouse.co.uk/2013/01/22/york-leads-the-way-in-modelling-of-insulin/