Type 2 diabetes 😟

Question 1

What is type 2 diabetes

Answer 1

The body is unable to respond to its own
insulin or there is an impaired secretion of
insulin

Question 2

How is type 2 diabetes controlled

Answer 2

Exercise and appropriate diet

Question 3

What are some risk factors of type 2 diabetes

Answer 3

overweight or obesity, low birth weight

Question 4

How do hormones regulate glucose levels

Answer 4

Hormones are chemical messengers produced in
one part of the body and carried in the blood to
cause some action in another part of the body.
Different hormones have different actions.
The level of glucose is regulated by the hormones,
insulin and glucagon, both produced and released
by the pancreas

Question 5

When glucose rises:

Answer 5

The amount of glucose in blood increases after a meal. This
is called hyperglycaemia.
Insulin is released from the pancreas and causes the cells in
the body, the liver, muscle and fat tissues in particular, to take
up glucose from the bloodstream

Question 6

When glucose falls:

Answer 6

As the body takes up the glucose in blood for energy
its level falls. The pancreas releases glucagon, which
has the opposite effect from insulin. It increases the
level of glucose in the blood by stimulating the liver to
release glucose

Question 7

What is the effect on the pancreas if your glucose levels is too high

Answer 7

Insulin secreted into
the blood

Question 8

What is the effect on the pancreas if your glucose levels is too low

Answer 8

Glucagon secreted
into the blood.

Question 9

What is the effect on the liver if your glucose level is too low

Answer 9

Liver converts
glycogen into
glucose

Question 10

What is the effect on the liver if your glucose level is too high

Answer 10

Liver converts
glucose into
glycogen

Question 11

What is there difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Answer 11

Type 1 is hereditary and type 2 is caused by diet

Question 12

What is glucagon

Answer 12

A hormone which is released in response to a fall in blood glucose level. It
stimulates the liver to release glucose, thus raising the blood glucose level.

Question 13

What is glycosuria

Answer 13

A phenomenon caused by the presence of sugar in urine

Question 13

What is glycogen

Answer 13

Glycogen is the stored form of glucose. Stored largely in liver and skeletal muscle
and functions as an energy store in the body

Question 14

What is insulin

Answer 14

Insulin is a hormone created by your pancreas that controls the amount of glucose
in your bloodstream