Insulin And Diabetes

Question 1

What is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 1

When your glucose concentration is not controlled as of insulin not being able to be produced

Question 2

What causes type 1 diabetes?

Answer 2

When the body’s immune system attacks and destroys cells that produce insulin. Therefore insulin is never produced

Question 3

How is type 1 diabetes treated?

Answer 3

Always having replacement insulin before meals. This allows glucose to be taken into your body cells

Keep exercising

Always have regular meals

Make sure that what you eat is healthy e.g. nothing to sugary

Question 4

What is type 2 diabetes?

Answer 4

When not enough insulin is produced. It is a far more common diabetes

Question 5

What causes type 2 diabetes?

Answer 5

Caused by obesity or lack of exercise. Also caused by the body cells not reacting to the insulin

Question 6

What treats type 2 diabetes?

Answer 6

Eating a balanced diet woth carefully controlled amounts of carbohydrates

Lose weight

Do regular exercise

Have injections of insulin

Take drugs that help insulin work better on the body cells. Also take drugs that help the pancreas make more insulin