Labels:text | human face | cartoon OCR: Resident and Staff Physician Patient Education Chart Anterior pituitary in brain exerts influence on beta cells in pancreas Exhausted Beta Cells Diabetes Mellitus Low insulin causes blood sugar to rise above normal (hyperglycemia). The increased sugar cannot be absorbed by the kidney, and sugar appears in the urine. Reprinted with permission from Resident and Staff Physician (c) 1991-92, 1993 by Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc.