diabetes

Question 1

what do individuals become susceptible to?

Answer 1

infections
boils
abscesses
skin and chest infections that are failing to heal

Question 2

what can individuals develop?

Answer 2

unwanted end products - ketones and acids- that are poisonous to body cells

Question 3

common signs of people with diabetes

Answer 3

type 2- overweight/ obesity (WEIGHT GAIN)
both- dehydration
weight gain
boils
abscesses
skin infection
chest infection

Question 4

what does diabetes affect?

Answer 4

how the body produces energy

Question 5

what are the consequences of diabetes effecting the way the body produces energy?

Answer 5

means the body has to use other substances sch as FAT and PROTEIN, this produces a chemical reaction and results in UNWANTED end products, which become INCREASINGLY poisonous

Question 6

can can it be caused by?

Answer 6

type 2- being overweight/ obese
type 1- genetic. - some types of viral infections can cause insulin secreting cells (pancreas) to become damaged - therefore, failing to secrete the level of insulin body requires