Diabetes and its control Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 2 types of diabetes?
A
Type 1
Type 2
2
Q
What is diabetes?
A
A metabolic disorder caused by inability to control blood glucose concentration
3
Q
What is type 1 diabetes?
A
Where the body is unable to produce insulin
4
Q
What is type 2 diabetes?
A
Where glycoprotein receptors stop responding to insulin
5
Q
When does type 1 diabetes develop?
A
Childhood
6
Q
When does type 2 diabetes develop and its cause?
A
Usually over 40 years old
Obesity and poor diet cause this
7
Q
How is type 1 diabetes controlled and monitored?
A
Injecting insulin
Blood glucose concentration is monitored using biosensors
8
Q
Why cant insulin be taken orally?
A
It is a protein so would be digested and broken into amino acids
9
Q
How is type 2 diabetes controlled?
A
Regulation of diet and carbohydrate intake
