Insulin and diabetes

Question 1

What does insulin do?

Answer 1

Reduces blood glucose level.

Question 2

What reduces blood glucose level other than insulin?

Answer 2

Removed from blood by cells.
Excercide can also reduce blood glucose level.

Question 3

What puts glucose into the blood?

Answer 3

Eating carbohydrates.

Question 4

What are changes in blood glucose concentration monitored and controlled by?

Answer 4

Pancreas.

Question 5

If blood glucose concentration gets too high, what does pancreas release?

Answer 5

Insulin, which moves glucose into cells and removes it from blood,

Question 7

What can glucose be stored as?

Answer 7

glycogen in liver and muscle cells,

Question 8

What is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 8

When pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin.
Means blood glucose level can rise - can be fatal.
They may need injections through day, to make sure glucose is removed from blood.

Question 9

What is type two diabetes?
How can it be controlled?
What’s its cause?

Answer 9

Resistance to insulin (cells don’t respond properly to it)
Can cause blood sugar level to rise dangerously,
Obesity can increase chances.
Can become controlled by eating a carbohydrate controlled diet and regular exercise.