Controlling blood glucose

Question 1

What can cause an increase in blood glucose levels?

Answer 1

Eating sugary foods or foods rich in carbohydrates

Question 2

What can cause a decrease in blood glucose levels?

Answer 2

vigerous exercise

Question 3

Where is excess glucose stored?

Answer 3

It is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles

Question 4

What hormones control blood glucose levels?

Answer 4

Insulin and glucagon

Question 5

What happens if your blood glucose levels are to high?

Answer 5

1) Insulin is added to your blood stream
2)Excess glucose is turned into glycogen and stored in the liver and muscles

Question 6

What happens if your blood glucose levels are to low?

Answer 6

1)Glucagon is added to the blood stream
2)Glycogen is turned back into glucose and released back into the blood stream

Question 7

What are the key hormones in controlling blood glucose?

Answer 7

Insulin-
Lowers blood glucose levels
by turning excess glucose into glycogen

Glycogen-
Stores excess glucose

Glucagon-Turns glycogen back into glucose

Question 8

What is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 8

When your body produces little to no insulin

Question 9

What’s type 2 diabetes?

Answer 9

When your body still produces insulin but your has become insulin resistant, and stops responding to it

Question 10

What are some treatments for type 1 diabetes?

Answer 10

.Insulin therapy / manually injecting insulin
.Diet/ restricting foods that are high in carbohydrates
.Regular exercise helps to remove excess glucose from the blood

Question 11

What are some treatments for type 2 diabetes?

Answer 11

.A healthy diet that restricts/ limits the consumption of carbohydrate dense foods
.Regular exercise to help remove excess glucose from the blood

Question 12

What are the main risk factors of type 2 diabetes?

Answer 12

Obesity and genetics