How does diabetes affects cell communication?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Dec 3, 2016

Insulin travels through the blood to other cells in the body and signals them to take up sugar.

Explanation:

  1. Insulin travels through the blood to other cells in the body and signals them to take up sugar. It results the insulin signal is also lost. Consequently, sugar accumulates to toxic levels in the blood.
  2. Diabetes can lead to kidney failure, blindness and heart disease in later life.
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