Comments on: What is Auto-Immune Response, in terms of diabetes and genetically engineered insulin? http://naturaldiabetescures.net/what-is-auto-immune-response-in-terms-of-diabetes-and-genetically-engineered-insulin.htm/ Natural Cures for Diabetes, Diabetes Information, Natural Diabetes Diet Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Sploigy http://naturaldiabetescures.net/what-is-auto-immune-response-in-terms-of-diabetes-and-genetically-engineered-insulin.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-15106 Sploigy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:15:59 +0000 http://naturaldiabetescures.net/what-is-auto-immune-response-in-terms-of-diabetes-and-genetically-engineered-insulin.htm#comment-15106 an auto immune response is where the bodies immune system incorrectly reconginses cells from the body as "non-self" and attacks them, this is particularly important in Type I diebeties (ie childhood diabeties) because the cells of the immune system attack and destroy the Beta secretory cells of the pancreas, these cells are responsible for insulin secretion thus when they are destoryed we cant secrete insulin to control our blood glucose levels. Every cell has a special combination of sugars and proteins on its exterior called the major histo-compatibility complex , this complex is what identifies cells as "friendly" and tells the immune system not to attack it. When we supply insulin to diabetics (both type I and II) we need to ensure that the immune system recognizes it as friendly otherwise the immune system will attack it and degrade it. an auto immune response is where the bodies immune system incorrectly reconginses cells from the body as "non-self" and attacks them, this is particularly important in Type I diebeties (ie childhood diabeties) because the cells of the immune system attack and destroy the Beta secretory cells of the pancreas, these cells are responsible for insulin secretion thus when they are destoryed we cant secrete insulin to control our blood glucose levels.

Every cell has a special combination of sugars and proteins on its exterior called the major histo-compatibility complex , this complex is what identifies cells as "friendly" and tells the immune system not to attack it. When we supply insulin to diabetics (both type I and II) we need to ensure that the immune system recognizes it as friendly otherwise the immune system will attack it and degrade it.

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