Diabetes

Question 1

what is Hypoglycaemic?

Answer 1

Low blood sugar levels

Question 2

What are the two glands which control blood sugar levels?

Answer 2

Pancreas and liver

Question 3

What are the two hormones which control blood sugar levels

Answer 3

Insulin and glucagon

Question 4

What happens to normal blood sugar levels after eating?

Answer 4

• blood sugar increases
• detected by the pancreas
• insulin is released from the liver
• Glucose is moved to the liver and stored as glycogen
• blood sugar levels fall again

Question 5

What happens to normal blood sugar levels before eating?

Answer 5

• blood sugar levels decrease
• detected by the pancreas
• glucagon released from the pancreas
• glycogen is converted back into. glucose and moved back into the blood from the liver
• blood sugar levels rise

Question 6

What is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 6

When your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin (which can be genetic) it means that your body can’t control your blood sugar levels correctly

Question 7

What is type 2 diabetes?

Answer 7

where your body cells (liver) don’t respond to the insulin that your pancreas makes. You can develop it by poor diet or not enough exercise, which also means that you have to be careful what you eat.

Question 8

What are some examples of what diabetes can cause?

Answer 8

• diabetic foot which can lead to amputations in extreme cases
• diabetic retinopathy which is where you retina breaks down due to lack of blood flow which can result in losing sightedness and going blind

Question 9

What are some treatments and cures for type 1 diabetes?

Answer 9

treatments: controlling diet and testing bloody sugar levels and also regular insulin injections
cures: Successful pancreas or pancreatic cell transplant

Question 10

What are some treatments and cures for type 2 diabetes?

Answer 10

treatments: Exercise, balanced diet and weight loss
cures: same as treatments