Starting with the NGA Standards, the ISGA Board reviewed and revised the Standards for Indiana. A comments period is now open through December 1, 2015. For the Draft of the ISGA's Indiana Guardians' Standards of Practice, click here.
Acromegaly is caused by the uncontrolled hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) by the pituitary, a tiny gland â about the size of a pea ââ located just below your brain, behind your eyes.rowth Hormone (GH) - The pituitary releases GH in short spurts throughout the day and night, resulting in constantly varying GH levels. When a person has acromegaly, abnormally high levels of GH are released by the pituitary. Too much GH causes changes in physical characteristics and other aspects of your body.
Of all the hormones in the body, only insulin causes the liver to take sugar out of the bloodstream and store it in the form of glycogen. All the other hormonesâincluding stress hormones, sex hormones, growth hormones and glucagonâcause the liver to secrete glucose back into the bloodstream. Growth hormone is produced in a 24-hour cycle and is responsible for the blood sugar rise that we sometimes see during the night or in the early morning. The other âstressâ hormones, particularly epinephrine (adrenaline) and cortisol, are produced when our body needs a rapid influx of sugar for energy purposes.