MODEL RELEASED. Insulin injection. Overweight diabetic man injecting himself in the abdomen with insulin. He has diabetes mellitus. This is a disorder affecting glucose sugar metabolism. Sugar is not oxidised due to a lack of the pancreatic hormone insulin. Unused sugar accumulates in the blood and the urine. Fats are used as an alternative energy source,which leads to a build-up of ketones in the blood. This build-up may eventually cause convulsions and diabetic coma. Treatment is based on a strict diet and the use of daily insulin injections to maintain the blood-sugar balance | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Hooton, Ian |
Bildgröße: | 3823 px × 4594 px |
Modell-Rechte: | vorhanden |
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