Diabetes 1&2

Question 1

5 characteristics/ symptoms specific to type 1 diabetes

Answer 1

-body doesn’t make enough insulin
-cause by immune system reaction
-starts in childhood
-symptoms come on quickly
-treated with insulin injections

Question 2

5 characteristics/symptoms specific to type 2 diabetes

Answer 2

-body doesn’t respond to insulin
-lifestyle/ genetic factors contribute
-common in middle age
-symptoms develop slowly
-managed w drugs/ lifestyle changes

Question 3

What is gestational diabetes

Answer 3

Develops during pregnancy and effects women who haven’t been effected by diabetes before

Question 4

What causes gestational diabetes

Answer 4

Hormones during pregnancy make it hard for the body to use insulin properly which increases the risk of insulin resistance

Question 5

How can gestational diabetes affect the baby

Answer 5

Could cause abnormally fast growth leading to painful birth and distressed baby
Can cause neonatal hypoglycaemia
Induced labour
Baby being jaundice after birth