Insulin and Diabetes Flashcards
1
Q
How is type 1 diabetes controlled?
A
- Avoiding food rich in simple carbohydrates (sugars) which cause glucose levels to rise .
- Injecting insulin into blood at meal times . This removes the glucose from liver when food is being digested.
2
Q
Where is insulin injected into?
A
The fatty layer of tissue under skin.
3
Q
What effects the amount of insulin you inject?
A
How active they are and how healthy their diet is.
4
Q
What is type 2 diabetes?
A
is a condition where the pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin or the person becomes resistant to it.
5
Q
Who ahas a higher chance of getting type 2 diabetes?
A
Obese people
6
Q
How can type 2 diabetes be controlled?
A
Eating healthy, getting regular exercise and loosing weight if needed.
7
Q
What is type 1 diabetes?
A
a condition when a persons pancreas produces little or no insulin.
