Diabetes Slides

Question 1

what functions does the pancreas serve

Answer 1

• Secretion of digestive enzymes:
  Proteases, lipases, amylases
• Secretion of hormones:
  Insulin & Glucagon

Question 2

what is negative feedback

Answer 2

Negative Feedback is a regulatory mechanism in which a ‘stimulus’ causes an opposite ‘output’ or response in order to maintain an ideal level of whatever is being regulated.
Examples:
-Thermoregulation
-Regulating blood glucose

Question 3

what is type 1 diabetes

Answer 3

(insulin dependent)- no production of insulin (autoimmune disorder)

Question 4

what is type 2 diabetes

Answer 4

(non-insulin dependent) - insulin resistance

Question 5

what is gestational diabetes

Answer 5

diabetes symptoms (high glucose levels) during pregnancy