2.8 Flashcards
How would you calculate BMI and what’s the units?
BMI= Weight/Height *2
Weight (kg)
Height (m)
What’s two causes of obesity?
Eating lots of unsaturated fats and no exercising
What BMI is considered overweight?
30+
What is two ways to avoid obesity?
Reduce the amount of fats and sugars you are eating and get in more exercise
If your a diabetic, where might you find high levels of glucose?
In your urine
What are the 3 stages of the glucose tolerant test?
- The patients fats
- Patient drinks high glucose drink
- Patient blood glucose are measured
What could chronic elevated blood glucose lead to?
Atheroma and blood vessel damage
What’s the definition of being obese?
Having more body fat compared to lean muscle
What’s two ways to measure BMI?
- Calculating BMI using weight/height*2
- using skin fold callipers
Describe type 1 diabetes?
- Occurs in childhood
- pancreas doesn’t produce insulin
- number of insulin receptors in liver is normal
- treatment is insulin injections
Describe type 2 diabetes?
- usually later in life
- pancreas does produce insulin
- number of receptors in liver is less
- treatment is changes to diet and exercise
When results of a glucose tolerant test are plotted on a graph, how do you know if the person is diabetic?
Diabetics, the glucose concentration in blood starts higher than non diabetics and takes longer to return to normal
What can obesity cause?
CVD and type 2 diabetes
What can control blood glucose?
Negative feedback
What is insulin?
A hormone
