Diabetes starts with the nerves | Science and life

Diabetes starts with the nerves |  Science and life

Nerve impulses from the sympathetic nervous system signal the immune system to attack the pancreas. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that synthesize insulin – the so-called beta cells. Without insulin, the cells of the body do not absorb glucose, whose blood levels rise dramatically. All this leads … Read more