Diabetes

Question 1

What are some hormonal regulation chemicals? And where are they stored?

Answer 1

Insulin and glucagon; that are stored in the pancreas.

Question 2

What is diabetes?

Answer 2

Diabetes is a group of diseases that have trouble having a relationship with insulin and blood sugar.

Question 3

Explain the various types of diabetes.

Answer 3

Type 1; is autoimmune where the immune system attacks insulin, where you have little to no insulin.
Type 2; is when your cells become resistant to insulin/or your body is unable to produce insulin.
Gestational- insulin resistance is natural part of pregnancy, also where pancreas is unable to adapt.

Question 4

Why do people get diabetes?

Answer 4

-genetics.
-family history
- poor diet

Question 5

What is the job of insulin?

Answer 5

Insulin is released when there is a excess amount of glucose in the bloodstream, so insulin will push glucose from the blood into the cells.

Question 6

How can you control diabetes?

Answer 6

• better diet, meaning more healthier food to prevent unnecessary glucose.
  -exercise; push glucose to your cells, and forces the body to use insulin.

Question 7

What do both insulin and glucagon do?

Answer 7

They both balance blood glucose.

Question 8

Describe a set of symptoms of diabetes (2)

Answer 8

increased thirst/dehydration, frequent urine, and sweet-smelling urine.

your kidneys will try to filter the extra glucose and put it in urine, so in response, the body will release more water into urine to dilute it.

Question 9

Describe a set of symptoms of diabetes (1)

Answer 9

fatigue, extreme hunger, and unexplained weight loss.

fatigue; cells are unable to obtain glucose meaning no energy.
unexplained weight loss; the body does not have enough energy meaning you are not getting needs met, where it will get glucose where ever but if not fats are next.

Question 10

What is the job of glucagon?

Answer 10

Glucagon is when the bloodstream does not have enough glucose, so glucagon will take glucose from cells/stored glycogen, and take it to the bloodstream.

Question 11

What are the long-term effects of high glucose levels over the span of decades?

Answer 11

damage in the nerves such as in feet, hands, arms, reproductive and digestive systems due to blood vessel injury.
high cardiovascular problems
loss of sensation in the areas