Insulin

Question 1

Diabetes

Answer 1

Increase blood glucose I either lack insulin or lack of effect of insulin

Question 2

What does insulin do?

Answer 2

Allows muscle & fat tissue to take up glucose & use it to produce energy a store carbohydrate, protein & fat

Question 3

Who came up with way to treatdiabetes?

Answer 3

Fred Banting then asked JJR Macleod

Question 4

Biochemist

Answer 4

.James B Collip

Question 5

January 1922

Answer 5

Test dog extract on human & worked

Question 6

Nobel prize

Answer 6

Banting & Macleod

Question 7

1922 collip

Answer 7

Insulin famine

Question 8

Worlds largestinsulin producer

Answer 8

Novo-nordisk

Question 9

Future for diabetes patients?

Answer 9

Since insulin is destroyed by gut, has to be injected

Stem cell technology offers hope for future in repairing pancrease& restoring beta cell function

Type 182 diabetes long term increase in blood glucose = complications in eyes kidneys & nerves
Over 10 billion in NHS penyear