Aaron. First blog. Mon, March 1 3/3

Reveiw of Class
- went over N.S unit exam numeric response and short answer

 Recap:
- low blood sugar and insulin HOTFF
 -Cortisol HOTFF
 -Hormones associated with adrenal medulla

Started Hormones affecting metabolism- 15.3

We finished class with time to work on test tickets.

Thoughts on Material:
I found myself questioning how thyroid hormones regulate metabolism and found that this was not covered, just that they did. Also knowing someone whose had a goiter I was wondering what was the actuall swelling. Is it a build up of hormones or is it the gland itself? Dealing with the recap in class and insulin, i think trying to regulate yourself with needles if you have diabetes would be very hard. In todays worl I'm surrprised that there isnt a better solution (other than the pump) like a transplant.

Above and Beyond:
I checked out www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid_hormone#Function to find the function of thyroxing but I was unable to find a good source on how thyroid hormones work but i did learn that T3 is 3-4 times more potent than T4.

As far as the goiter I found some great stuff at www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-117220/Goiter?q=goiter. The main cause is Iodine defficiency and the thyroid grows in order to increase surface area to get more iodine. Eating food like cabbage and broccoli can also worsen this problem. Goiters caused by diseases seem to be brought on by simple swelling from overstimulation. 

The idea of a pancrease transplant faces problems like rejection, infection, and are not recomended (along with beta cell implants) unless the patient is also having kindney transplant. The kidney transplant is a common and simple operation for diabetics facing complication associated with their disease. While at it, it is relatively easy and un-invasive to perform the pancrease implant although it is seldom performed. There is also the ability to transplant a partial pancrease from a living donor. www.faqs.org/faqs/diabetes/faq/part3/section-14.html