... towards the glucose stimulus decreases, contributing to the hyperglycemia. Some of the effects on the body of glucose toxicity include (Center for Disease Control on-line, 2002): • Cause impaired cell function/damage/starvation • >115 mg/dl is threshold for pancreas • >180 mg/dl is threshold for nerve cells • Eventually leads to hypoinsulinemia and other complications • Markers of elevated plasma insulin levels • Increase in serum ... that may result from hyperinsulinemia include stimulation of fat storage, increase in appetite, increase in sodium reabsorption in the kidneys...

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