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What are ways to manage type 2 diabetes?
healthy eating
regular exercise
blood sugar monitoring
eating a lot of unhealthy foods
This is the name of the simple sugar that is found in your blood?
water
glucose
sodium
sugar
What is released by the Islet of Langerhans when blood sugar is low?
glucose
glucagon
insulin
glycogen
Why might type 1 diabetics urinate a lot?
Low blood sugar
They are taking in too much insulin
Too much sugar in the blood
It's a side effect of the medication
What is high blood sugar called?
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
What is one activity you can do to help prevent type 2 diabetes?
Drink diet coke
Eat lots of sweets
Exercise
Binge on crisps instead of sweets
The role of glucagon
stimulates conversion of glucose to glycogen
promotes gluconeogenesis
increase protein synthesis
stimulates conversion of glucose into fats
Which of the following are symptoms of diabetes?
increase thirst
fatigue
frequent urination
all of these are symptoms.
Glycogenesis
formation of glycogen from glucose
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
Causes glycogen to be converted into glucose in the liver and released into the blood.
Glucagon
Insulin
Increase uptake of glucose to body cell
Glucagon
Insulin
RAISES blood sugar
Glucagon
Insulin
Which type of Diabetes is a lifestyle disease
Type 1
Type 2
in type 2 diabetes
the beta cells produces insulin but the the liver and muscles don't respond properly to it
beta cells don't produce insulin
liver and muscle respond to insulin but its not made
none of the above
Why would a person with diabetes feel very tired?
The cells cannot absorb the glucose and cannot produce energy
The cells push the insulin away
The blood sugar levels drop
The blood sugar levels go up and down
The modulator for blood glucose regulation is
hypothalamus
pancreas
beta or alpha cells in the Islet of Langerhans
medulla oblongata
Below are the role of insulin, EXCEPT
promotes conversion of glucose to glycogen
stimulates glucose uptake to body cells
stimulates conversion of glycogen to glucose
promotes fat storage
Stimulates protein breakdown in muscles and conversion of glycogen into glucose in the liver
cortisol
adrenaline
glucagon
insulin
Gluconeogenesis is
formation of glycogen from glucose
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
conversion of fats or proteins into glucose
mobilization of fatty acids
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