Biology B1.2 -Insulin&Diabetes 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHealthy livingGCSEEdexcel Created by: [email protected]Created on: 27-03-14 19:51 What do insulin and Glucagon do? Control Blood Sugar level 1 of 15 What does eating carbohydrates do? Puts glucose into the blood from the gut 2 of 15 What does the metabolism do? remove glucose from the blood 3 of 15 What does vigorous exercise do? remove glucose from the blood 4 of 15 What happens when your blood glucose level is too high? Insulin is added by the pancreas, and the insulin and glucose is removed by the liver 5 of 15 What happens when your blood glucose level is too low? glucagon is added by the pancreas, and the glucagon is removed by the liver and glucose is added 6 of 15 What is type 1 diabetes caused by? Lack of insulin 7 of 15 What happens when someone has type 1 diabetes? the pancreas produces little or no insulin so the blood sugar can rise to a level that will kill them? 8 of 15 How can type 1 diabetes be controlled? Avoiding foods rich in carbohydrates, injecting insulin at meal times 9 of 15 Where is insulin injected into? subcutaneous tissue 10 of 15 What does the amount of insulin injected depend on? The persons diet and exercise routine. 11 of 15 What is type 2 diabetes caused by? A person who is resistant to insulin or the pancreas doesn't produce enough of it 12 of 15 Who has an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Obese people with a BMI over 30 13 of 15 How do you work out a persons BMI Body mass(Kg) divided by height (m) 14 of 15 What can type 2 diabetes be controlled by? having a health diet, regular exercise and loosing weight. Some exceptions can have medication or insulin injections. 15 of 15
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