A Brief Note On Diabetes And Diabetic Patients - 1057 Words

Homeostasis refers to stability, balance, or equilibrium within a cell or the body. It is the body’s ability to keep a constant internal environment. Homeostasis is an important characteristic of living things. Keeping a stable internal environment requires constant adjustments as conditions change inside and outside the cell. Homeostasis is crucial for the bodily systems because without it your body would slowly fail. Failure to maintain body temperature would lead to hypothermia or heatstroke. Failure to maintain energy balance would result in obesity and diabetes. Failure to maintain calcium balance in the blood would lead to hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia. Failure to maintain water balance would result in dehydration. 2. Why one of the risks of diabetes mellitus is the diabetic coma, which results when insufficient glucose is present? IS it triggered by low or high levels of insulin? Explain. There are 3 common causes of diabetic coma in diabetic patients. 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