Introduction and History of Diabetes
Herbal Approaches towards Diabetes,
18 November 2023
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Page 3-6
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-81-967669-3-1/CH1
Abstract
Diabetes, or Madhumeha, is a metabolite disease or a condition in which the glucose level in the blood becomes high over a prolonged period of time. The external secretion of the pancreas is digestive in function, and the internal secretions play a major role in the regulation of metabolism. The hormones which regulate the level of blood sugar are mainly two; glucagon from the alpha- cells and insulin from the beta- cells of the islets of Langerhans. Improper functioning of insulin results in increased sugar level in the blood.