SMi Source Lesson Diabetes: Anatomy and Physiology

  • SMi Source lesson Diabetes: Anatomy and Physiology has the following microlearning topics

    • 1. Introduction: Anatomy and Physiology of Diabetes

    2. Organs Involved in Glucose Homeostasis and Diabetes

    3. Intracellular Glucose Processing

    4. GLUT transporters

    5. Knowledge Check: Glucagon Signaling Definitions

    6. Knowledge Check: Glucagon and Insulin Signaling

    7. Glucose Homeostasis

    8. Beta Cell: Glucose Sensing and Insulin Release

    9. Biphasic Insulin Secretion

    10. Pancreatic Beta Cells, Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

    11. Pancreatic Alpha and Delta Cells, Pancreatic Function in Diabetes

    12. Knowledge Check: Hormone Production

    13. Knowledge Check: Counter-Regulatory Hormones

    14. Knowledge Check: Biphasic Insulin

    15. Adipose Tissue: A New Endocrine Organ

    16. Muscle and Adipose (Fat) Tissue

    17. Muscle and Adipose Tissue Function in Diabetes

    18. Insulin Action: Muscle and Adipose

    19. Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

    20. Knowledge Check: Insulin Signaling

    21. Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes, Stomach

    22. Intestinal L Cells, Other Intestinal Endocrine Cells

    23. GLP-1 Signaling and DPP-4

    24. Postprandial State: The Incretin Effect

    25. Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes, Bariatric Surgery

    26. Knowledge Check: The Incretin Effect

    27. Liver Function

    28. Liver: Molecular Players

    29. Glucagon Signaling

    30. Liver Function in Diabetes, Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

    31. Kidney Function

    32. Kidneys

    33. Kidney Function in Diabetes

    34. Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: SGLT2 Inhibitors

    35. Central Nervous System and Pituitary

    36. Diabetes: Anatomy and Physiology: Summary

  • Lesson Diabetes: Anatomy and Physiology teaches these concepts

    • Anatomy and Physiology of Diabetes, Introduction: Anatomy and Physiology of Diabetes

  • Lesson Diabetes: Anatomy and Physiology addresses these key points

    • Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy
    Organs involved in diabetes include

    • Pancreas
    • Brain
    • Liver
    • Gastrointestinal tract
    • Muscle
    • Kidney
    • Other systems

    Organs and hormones act in concert to maintain appropriate glucose levels 

    Diabetes is a disease characterized by a deficit in glucose homeostasis
    Glucose homeostasis plays a crucial role in survival