Disorder

Question 1

Treatment of peptic ulcers

Answer 1

Medicines to block stomach acids or antibiotics to kill ulcer causing bacteria. Not smoking and avoiding alcohol can help. Surgery may help with ulcers that don’t heal.

Question 2

Cause of diabetes

Answer 2

Sugar levels are too low. It is due to problems with insulin (used to get glucose to cells to give energy)

Question 3

What is type 1 diabetes

Answer 3

Your body doesn’t make insulin

Question 4

What is type 2 diabetes

Answer 4

Your body doesn’t make or use insulin well. (The more common type)

Question 5

What is caused as a result of of diabetes

Answer 5

Damage to eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Heart disease, stroke and even the need to remove a limb

Question 6

Symptoms of diabetes

Answer 6

Very thirsty/urinating often, having sores that heal slowly, losing feeling in feet/tingling in feet, blurry eyesight

Question 7

Treatment of diabetes

Answer 7

Insulin shots, healthy meals, regular physical activity

Question 8

Cause of peptic ulcers

Answer 8

Stomach acid damages walls of stomach/duodenum, infection with Heliobacter (H.) pylori. Also the long term use of aspirin+ibuprofen.