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Learn about the types of diabetes and the advancement in treating the disease
diabetes The role of the islets of Langerhans
Learn about type I and type II diabetes mellitus, the genetic and environmental risk factors and ways to manage it
How was the leptin protein in mice discovered and how has it benefited diabetes and obesity treatment in humans?
Cataract formation can occur as a complication of diabetes (shown here in a person affected by type I diabetes).
How are different systems of the human body connected?
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Learn about the types of diabetes and the advancement in treating the disease
An overview of diabetes mellitus and advances in treatment.
Video: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about type I and type II diabetes mellitus, the genetic and environmental risk factors and ways to manage it
A discussion of type I and type II diabetes mellitus.
Video: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How was the leptin protein in mice discovered and how has it benefited diabetes and obesity treatment in humans?
Learn about the discovery of the leptin protein in mice and its connection to diabetes...
Video: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How are different systems of the human body connected?
A discussion of the organ systems of the human body and their influence on one another.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Self-testing glucose meter for measuring blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes...
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The role of the islets of Langerhans
The islets of Langerhans are responsible for the endocrine function of the pancreas....
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Cataract formation can occur as a complication of diabetes (shown here in a person...
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH)
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