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Diabetes
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Quiz
1.What factors describe type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Drag the options to the correct column.
| Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes |
|---|---|
Pancreas stops making insulin
Develops in people over 40
Develops before the age of 20
Immune system destroys pancreas cell
Connected with the lack of exercise and poor diet
About 10% of cases
Body cells do not respond to insulin
About 90% of cases
2. Complete these two flow diagrams to show how the body reacts to high and low blood glucose levels in a healthy person. Drag the options to the correct column.
Blood glucose above normal
Blood glucose below normal
Insulin tells the liver to store glucose as glycogen
Blood glucose levels rise to normal level
Pancreas releases insulin
Blood glucose levels fall back to normal
Detected by pancreas
Pancreas releases glucagon
Glucagon tells liver to release stored glucose
Detected by pancreas
3. In type 1 diabetes, when should short acting insulin injections be taken?
4. What is a simple and inexpensive test for diabetes?
5. Should genetic screening be used to identify people who run a high risk of developing diabetes?
Glucose
A type of sugar: a mono saccharide with 6 carbon atoms (a hexose sugar)
