blood sugar levels

Question 1

What controls blood sugar levels?

Answer 1

Insulin

Question 2

How is glucose removed from the blood?

Answer 2

Normal respiration in cellsExercisePancreas releasing insulin

Question 3

What happens when blood glucose is too high?

Answer 3

Insulin released by pancreasInsulin makes liver turn glucose into glycogenBlood glucose reduced

Question 4

What happens when blood glucose is too low?

Answer 4

Insulin not releasedLiver turns glycogen into glucoseBlood glucose increased

Question 5

Insulin is a ……

Answer 5

HormoneTravels in blood to target organResponse to hormone slower than nervous impulse

Question 6

What is diabetes?

Answer 6

Affects ability to control blood sugar levels

Question 7

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 7

GraceVery dangerousPancreas produces little or no insulinNeed controlled dietINJECT insulin

Question 8

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 8

A person becomes resistant to insulinLimit simple carbohydrates (sugars)