diabetes

Question 1

what does the body produce during digestion

Answer 1

glucose

Question 2

what does glucose do

Answer 2

absorb into the blood stream and is carried around the body to where it is needed for energy

Question 3

what does insulin do

Answer 3

helps glucose enter the cells and as this happens the level of sugar in the blood goes down

Question 4

what is diabetes

Answer 4

a condition where the amount of glucose in the blood is too high. this is because:
either the body doesn’t produce enough insulin
or the insulin that the body produces doesn’t work properly

Question 5

what is type 1 diabetes

Answer 5

the body cant make any insulin. more common in children, adolescents and young adults.
AKA insulin dependant diabetes

Question 6

what is type 2 diabetes

Answer 6

not enough insulin is produced or the insulin produced doesn’t work properly. tends to develop gradually as people get older- usually after 40 (related to diet and lifestyle eg obesity)
AKA non insulin dependant diabetes