A person with diabetes type I will have to inject insulin throughout the day to monitor glucose levels. Diabetes type II, also known as adult beginning diabetes, is characterized by the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to control glucose levels or the cells not responding to insulin. When the cell does not respond to [...]
The pancreas is an elongated but tapered glandular organ located in upper abdomen and lies behind the stomach. The pancreas is responsible for producing digestive juices containing enzymes which are essential for proper digestion and hormones like insulin and glucagons which regulate the glucose level in the blood.
The pancreas has two functional components: –
1. [...]
Hypertension or High Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure?
When the heart pumps blood through the arteries, then the pressure exerted on their walls is known as blood pressure.
High blood pressure or hypertension is the condition in which the pressure of blood on the walls of arteries is elevated.
Blood pressure of a person may go up when [...]
