Diabetes

Question 1

What is the full name of diabetes?

Answer 1

Diabetes mellitus

Question 2

How many types of diabetes are there?

Answer 2

Three

Type 1
Type 2
Type 3

Question 3

What is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 3

Insulin dependent

Question 4

What is type 2 diabetes?

Answer 4

Insulin resistant/non-insulin dependent

Question 5

Describe type 1.

Answer 5

There is an absolute deficiency of insulin due to a lowering of the number of beta cells

Question 6

Describe type 2.

Answer 6

Normal insulin levels but cell receptor mechanism is not working or is not as sensitive as it should be

Question 7

List some of the metabolic disturbances in a diabetic (without treatment)
(3)

Answer 7

Acceleration of the breakdown of the body’s fat

Catabolism of fat and protein leads to weight loss

Mobilisation of stored fat leads to fat deposits in the blood vessel walls, leading to arteriosclerosis (plaques)

Question 8

What does the mobilisation of stored fat lead to?

Answer 8

This leads to fat deposits in the blood vessel walls - leads to arteriosclerosis

Question 9

What is the formation of plaques in the blood vessels called?

Answer 9

Arteriosclerosis