Treating Diabetes Flashcards

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Type 1 Diabetes is Normally Controlled by ___________ Insulin to Replace the Hormone that’s Not Made in the Body.

A

Injecting.

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Ways of Curing Type 1 Diabetes?

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  • Doctors can Successfully Transplant a Pancreas.

- Doctors can Transplant Pancreatic Fells that Make Insulin From Both Dead and Living Donors.

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Type 2 Diabetes is Linked to __________, Lack of Exercise and _____ Age.

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Obesity…Old…

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Ways in Which People can Restore Normal Blood Glucose Concentration Without Drugs?

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  • Eating a Balanced Diet.
  • Losing Weight.
  • Doing Regular Exercise.
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For Type 2 Diabetes, there are Drugs that:

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  • Help Insulin Work Better on the Body Cells.
  • Help your Pancreas Make More Insulin.
  • Reduce the Amount of Glucose you Absorb From your Gut.
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