Disorder Endoctrine Hormone Signs and

Gland Invlove Involved Systoms

Occurs when the
Diabetes pancreas, a gland
behind the stomach,
does not produce
enough of the hormone
insulin, or the body
can't use insulin
properly
Diabetes is a disorder in Like for my father
the use of glucose, a he experience this:
sugar that serves as fuel Increased
for the body. When
blood glucose levels
thirst.
rise, beta  Frequent
cells in the pancreas urination.
normally make  Extreme
the hormone insulin, hunger.
which signals cells to
 Unexplain
take sugar
from the blood. ed weight loss.
 Fatigue.
 Irritability
.
 Blurred
vision.

Dwarfism Growth hormone Growth  hormone de a trunk of

deficiency is a relatively ficieny (GHD) relatively normal
common cause of length.
proportionate dwarfism.  dispropor
It occurs when the tionately short
pituitary gland fails to arms and legs.
produce an adequate  bowed
supply of growth legs.
hormone, which is  reduced
essential for normal joint mobility in
childhood growth. the elbow.

Gigantism is a serious condition that Gigantism  is  Tall

is nearly always caused by stature.
an adenoma, a tumor of
abnormal growth
the due to an excess of  Mild to
pituitary  gland.  Gigantism  growth hormone  (G moderate obesity
occurs in patients who had (common)
H) during childhood.
excessive  Macrocep
growth  hormone  in haly (may
childhood. precede linear
growth)
 Headache
s.
 Visual
 changes.
 Hypopituit
arism.
 Soft tissue
hypertrophy.

Graves' disease is a if your  thyroid  gland is Unintentio

Hyperthroid condition where the overactive and makes nal weight loss,
ism entire  thyroid gland  might more  thyroid even when your
be overactive and produce hormones  than your body appetite and food
too much  hormone. needs, it intake stay the
Your  thyroid gland  might causes  hyperthyroidism. same or increase.
be enlarged. This problem The  hormones  produced Rapid
is also called diffuse toxic by your  thyroid  gland are heartbeat
goitre. thyroxine (T4) and (tachycardia) —
triiodothyronine (T3), and commonly more
they play an important role than 100 beats a
in the way your entire body minute.
functions.
Irregular
heartbeat
(arrhythmia)
Pounding
of your heart
(palpitations)
Increased
appetite.
Nervousnes
s, anxiety and
irritability.

is an  the immune system makes Anxiety

Grave’s autoimmune  disease  that an antibody called thyroid- and irritability.
Disease affects the thyroid  gland. stimulating A fine
The  gland  produces too immunoglobulin (TSI) that tremor of the
much thyroid  hormone, a attaches to thyroid cells. hands or fingers.
condition known as
Heat
hyperthyroidism. Thyroid
sensitivity and an
hormones regulate body
increase in
temperature, heart rate
perspiration or
and metabolism.
warm, moist skin.
Weight
loss, despite
normal eating
habits.
 Enlargeme
nt of the thyroid
gland (goiter)
Change in
menstrual cycles.