Controlling Blood Glucose Flashcards

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What is glucose?

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A sugar found in the body

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2
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What is Insulin?

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A hormone that controls storage of glycogen in the liver

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What is glycogen?

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A storage of carbohydrates found in the liver and muscles

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What is glucagon?

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A hormone that breaks down glycogen into glucose

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What is type 1 diabetes?

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A condition where the pancreas produces little or no insulin

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What happens if blood glucose levels are too high?

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The pancreas released insulin, this makes the liver convert glucose into glycogen

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When happens if blood glucose levels are too low?

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The pancreas releases glucagon, this makes the liver convert glycogen into glucose and releases it into the blood

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What is the pancreas?

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It’s a gland and it secrete (gives out) hormones

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What is type 2 diabetes?

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It’s when the body becomes resistant to insulin, this is usually found in older people

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What is a difference between type 2 and 1 diabetes’v

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Type 1 is treated using injections of insulin and type 2 is resistant to insulin and it cannot function

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Give 2 ways type 2 diabetes can be controlled

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Eating a carbohydrate controlled diet and exercising regularly

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