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What happen to the glucose that isn't absorbed by diabetics' bodies?
It's expelled from their bodies
It collects in their body fat
It's stored in their pancreases
It's converted to other chemicals
Type of diabetes characterized by insulin resistance
Type I
Type II
What is the function of insulin?
diagnose diabetes
turn glucose into energy
help glucose enter the cells of the body
all choices
what is diabetes?
The body is able to properly respond to, or produce insulin, resulting in too much sugar in the blood.
The body is unable to properly respond to, or produce insulin, resulting in too much sugar in the blood.
The body is unable to properly respond to, or produce insulin, resulting in too low sugar in the blood.
all of the above
The pancreas releases insulin when:
Stress hormones rise
Blood glucose levels get low
A person exercise
Blood glucose levels rise after eating
Diabetes is defined best as...
A metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar
A metabolic disease characterized by low blood sugar
A family of blood infections
None of the above
Which is a common symptom of high blood glucose?
Thirst
Shortness of breath
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Joe is 15 years old. He normally plays football any time he can, but lately says he is too tired. Even though he is more hungry and thirsty than usual and is eating and drinking more, he has lost a significant amount of weight. He most likely has:
Type 1 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Gestational diabetes
Pre-diabetes
In general, can type 2 diabetes be prevented
True
False
How does Type I diabetes develop?
During the 5th or 6th month of pregnancy
When people are obese and do not have a healthy lifestyle
When the immune system of the body attacks pancreas cells
In which of the following types of diabetes does the pancreas not produce enough insulin?
Type I
Type II
Gestational diabetes
True or False: In Type II diabetes the body does not produce insulin
True
False
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