Insulin Production and Type 1 Diabetes

This animation illustrates how insulin is normally produced in the body and how its production is destroyed in type 1 diabetes. Approximately 25 million people worldwide, many of them children, suffer from this disease. There is currently no cure for diabetes and those affected with this disease must endure daily insulin injections for the duration of their lives.

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Science & Technology

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• type
• diabetes
• insulin-dependent
• juvenile-onset
• mellitus
• T1D
• T1DM
• IDDM
• insulin
• beta
• cells
• glucose
• sugar
• levels
• autoimmune
• disease
• pancreas
• islet
• pancreatic
• tissue
• receptor
• muscle
• Etsuko
• Uno
• Drew
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• animation

[WEHImovies]

@DNAutics In the shot starting 1:59, we've shown one insulin molecule binding only once to one of the two possible bindings sites on the insulin receptor dimer. You're correct we could have gone on to show the regulation of the insulin receptor itself, but the main aim of the animation was to show how insulin regulates glucose uptake, which is why we focused on that alone. Thanks for the feedback for both this animation and the apoptosis movie.

[xxXXMJfanXXxx]

I have a question. . .I have been drinking water like CRAZY, eating A LOT and I don't gain any wait, and I have been extremely tired for about a month and a half now and people say that in a 15 year old it is rare to develop it, but in 14 year olds it's not??? I'm want to get tested but one of my friends has a daughter with type 1 and now people are thinking just 'cause she just had an attack a couple of weeks ago that I just want people to worry about me. . . Help, I really need answers. Thanks

[WTF919ful]

was hoping for better info .. like tyrosine kinase interaction .. but great graphics

[lildevinmorse269]

how do i cite this?



[karph26]

Thank you شكرا جزيلا 

[Happybillu]

This is beautiful <3 Like really. Im an acoustic learner so I dont pick things up well from reading textbooks all day. This is perfect for me to understand and remember for life thank you so much! The graphics and sounds are amazing.

[vetridelta]

cool...

[impakistaniful]

thnx alot , u made my life easy ,

[johnmacward]

Your videos are truly outstanding!

[MsTranscendentalist]

This video is amazing! I really appreciate WEHI making it, it has helped me with my A&P class quite a bit~! Thank you~!!!

[nosretep1960]

Note to WEHI people: Love your work!!!!!!