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Question
When the pancreas produces too little or no insulin you have _________________.(1 point)
Responses
cancer
cancer
diabetes
diabetes
a tumor
a tumor
hypertension
diabetes
When the pancreas produces too little or no insulin, you have diabetes.
To answer this question, we need to understand what happens when the pancreas produces too little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps regulate the levels of glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream. When the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin or doesn't produce any insulin at all, it leads to a medical condition known as diabetes.
Diabetes is a chronic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels. There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas produces little to no insulin, usually because the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin or doesn't use insulin effectively.
So, the correct answer to the question "When the pancreas produces too little or no insulin, you have _________________" is diabetes.