Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the immune-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. This results in an absolute deficiency of insulin. Insulin is the hormone responsible for facilitating the uptake of glucose from the blood into cells (like muscle and fat cells) and for promoting the storage of glucose as glycogen in the liver. Without insulin, glucose accumulates in the blood (hyperglycemia), leading to acute symptoms like excessive thirst, urination, and weight loss, and long-term complications affecting the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and cardiovascular system. Treatment requires lifelong exogenous insulin administration. In contrast, Type 2 Diabetes involves insulin resistance and a relative, not absolute, insulin deficiency.

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Zambia

• Joseph Soko – 101 pts

• Visual Pathway Lesions
• Positive and Negative Symptoms
• Hallucinations and Delusions
• Antipsychotic Medications
• Emergency: Environmental Emergencies