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According to the latest report from World Health Organization, 422 million people have diabetes worldwide, up from 108 million in 1980. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar) or when the body cannot effectively utilize the insulin it produces. Diabetes mellitus can be classified into two main types: type 1 (previously known as insulin-dependent) and type 2 (formerly called non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset). Type 1 diabetes was characterized by absolutely lack of the production and secretion of insulin, due to destruction of the insulin producing pancreatic β-cells. Patients with type I diabetes require daily administration of insulin. In adults, type I diabetes accounts for approximately 5% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes, which was characterized by insulin resistance and the body’s inability to secrete enough insulin. 90% of diabetes cases belong to this type. Visit https://www.creative-peptides.com/research-areas/peptides-in-diabetes.html for more. |
