Sugar control B3

Question 1

What is the role of the pancreas?

Answer 1

Monitoring + controlling blood glucose concentration of the body

Question 2

What does the pancreas do to cause blood glucose levels to fall?

Answer 2

Producing hormone insulin

Allowing glucose to move from blood to cells

Question 3

What is the use of the hormone glucagon?

Answer 3

Produced in pancreas
when blood glucose levels fall

glycogen converted into glucose
released into blood

Question 4

What happens when a person has Type 1 diabetes?

Answer 4

A person’s blood glucose concentration
may rise to high level
pancreas
doesn’t produce enough hormone insulin

Question 5

How can Type 1 diabetes be controlled?

Answer 5

Careful attention to diet
Exercise
Injecting insulin