Type I diabetes profile Includes 4 laboratory studies (In each On the setting additional Information To get Click In particular Product):

• • Antibodies against zinc transporter 8
  • Insulin autoantibodies
  • Tyrosine phosphatase-like islet antigen IA2 antibodies
  • Antibodies against glutamate decarboxylase (GAD)

General Information

Diabetes mellitus Is a chronic, metabolic disease that causes an increase in blood sugar (glucose) levels.

Normally, when your blood sugar level rises, pancreatic beta cells produce a hormone in response. Insulin, which is considered to be the body’s major anabolic hormone and regulates the absorption of glucose from the blood into the liver, adipose and skeletal muscle cells. Insulin enhances glucose uptake and metabolism, thereby lowering blood sugar levels.

If you have diabetes, your body will either not produce enough insulin or will not be able to use the insulin it produces effectively. When there is not enough insulin in the body or the cells stop responding to insulin, excess blood sugar remains.

High blood sugar levels damage organs and tissues throughout the body. The higher the blood sugar level and the longer it is maintained, the greater the risk of developing serious health problems such as heart disease, vision problems and kidney disease.