A doctor instructed her patient to take regular insulin injections. Without the insulin, the patient’s body will not maintain homeostasis and will be in danger of organ failure. The patient most likely has which condition?

Insulin helps regulate blood glucose by allowing cells to take up glucose and by keeping blood sugar from becoming dangerously high. A person whose body does not make enough insulin may need regular insulin injections; without it, uncontrolled diabetes can disrupt homeostasis and damage organs. The condition is diabetes, not respiratory acidosis, kidney failure, or hyperthermia.

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