In type 1 diabetes, pancreatic alpha cells paradoxically secrete glucagon in response to hyperglycemia, a process that occurs even before the destruction of pancreatic beta cells, which normally produce insulin to inhibit glucagon secretion.

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  Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change | Biological Theory

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• Homeostasis and Health: From Balance to Change | Biological Theory link.springer.com Springer via serper

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• pancreatic β cell concept
• glucagon concept