Glucose Insulin and Diabetes

Question 1

Where do cells get energy?

Answer 1

Glucose

Question 2

What is glucose?

Answer 2

Simple Sugar

Question 3

Can glucose enter cells by itself?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Where is insulin produced?

Answer 4

Pancreas

Question 5

When can glucose enter cells?

Answer 5

When insulin bonds to insulin receptors on cells

Question 6

What helps glucose enter cells?

Answer 6

Insulin

Question 7

What causes Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 7

No insulin in bloodstream

Question 8

How can Type 1 Diabetes be corrected?

Answer 8

Inject insulin into the bloodstream

Question 9

What causes Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 9

Insulin receptors are not bonding with insulin molecules. Receptors are desensitized.

Question 10

What 3 things can help correct Type 2 Diabetes?

Answer 10

• Drugs
• Lifestyle changes
• Insulin injections

Question 11

What happens if diabetes is not treated?

Answer 11

• Cells will have no energy

- Excess sugar can damage body

Question 12

What does glucose do for cells?

Answer 12

Gives them energy

Question 13

What is another name for a simple sugar?

Answer 13

Glucose

Question 14

What is produced in the pancreas?

Answer 14

Insulin

Question 15

What happens when insulin bonds to insulin receptors on cells?

Answer 15

Cells can absorb glucose

Question 16

What is the main purpose of insulin?

Answer 16

Insulin helps glucose enter cells

Question 17

What condition is caused by lack of glucose in the bloodstream?

Answer 17

Type 1 Diabetes

Question 18

What condition is caused when insulin molecules can not bond with receptors?

Answer 18

Type 2 Diabetes