Type II Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that weakens the body’s ability to use food properly. The hormone insulin, produced in the pancreas, helps the body to change food into energy. In individuals with diabetes, either the pancreas does not make any insulin or the body does not use the insulin it has properly. The pancreas can be found on the left side of the body, in the abdomen below the stomach. It produces many digestive enzymes, …

…patients’ own beta cells to respond to glucose again.” In conclusion, the benefits of using GLP-1 outweigh the risks in my eyes. I think it is very beneficial to the individual who have type II diabetes. It can allow them to have an improved insulin production and sensitivity. Also to possibly have their beta cells grow once more. If I had type II diabetes, I know I would want to use the bio-engineered glucagons-like peptide 1.