Type 1 Diabetes

3. A condition in which cells fail to respond adequately to insulin, requiring the pancreas to secrete more of the hormone
8. Hormone that raises blood sugar levels by releasing glucose from stores in the liver
10. Cells located in the pancreas responsible for producing insulin
11. Condition caused by low blood sugar
12. The metabolic pathway through which ketone bodies are produced, typically when insulin is low
13. A hormone that lowers blood glucose levels
14. Organ in the body that produces insulin

1. The process by which the liver produces glucose from non-carbohydrate sources during times of fasting
2. There is more of this due to the reduced insulin secretion
4. Converts to glucose affecting blood sugar levels
5. Immune proteins that mistakenly attack the body's own tissues, commonly found in people with type 1 diabetes
6. High blood sugar, which occurs when there's not enough insulin in the body
7. The type of disease that type 1 is and the body's immune system attacks it's own cells
9. Type 1 diabetics are prone to
10. Another term for blood glucose which insulin helps regulate