What is Diabetes?

Question 1

Homeostasis

Answer 1

The maintenance of relatively stable internal environment

Question 2

Negative Feedback

Answer 2

A primary mechanism of homeostasis triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation.

Question 3

Positive Feedback

Answer 3

tends to magnify a process

Question 4

Hormone

Answer 4

circulates in blood and produces effect on the activity of cells

Question 5

Insulin

Answer 5

hormone secreted by the pancreas regulation of glucose levels in the blood.

Question 6

Glucagon

Answer 6

hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels

Question 7

Glucose Tolerance Test

Answer 7

A test determination of blood glucose levels in the blood or urine used to detect diabetes.

Question 8

Type 1 Diabetes

Answer 8

develops during childhood or adolescence deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels.

Question 9

Type 2 Diabetes

Answer 9

develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals high blood glucose impaired insulin utilization with the body’s inability to compensate