Control of blood glucose

• What is type 1 diabeties?

  when the body can’t make insulin
• what is type 2 diabetes?


  when the body can’t make enough insulin or it isn’t effective
• insulin only controls blood levels when too high
• What does the pancreas control?


  blood sugar levels
• what hormone is produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar levels?


  Insulin
• what does insulin do?

  it allows glucose to move from blood into your cells
• what does excess glucose do in the liver?


  its converted into gylcogen
• What happens when glycogen stores are full?


  any excess glucose is converted into lipids and stored as fats
• what does your pancreas do when your blood sugar falls?


  secretes glucagon
• what does glucagon do?


  makes your liver break down glycogen converting it back into glucose
• what is glucose?


  a soluble sugar from food
• what is glycogen?


  an insoluble carbohydrate made from glucose to store it in liver and muscle cells
• what is glucagon?


  a hormone made in pancreas to raise blood glucose levels. turns glycogen back into glucose
• what does glucagon do to glycogen?


  turns it back into glucose
• what are symptoms of type 2 diabetes?


  .need to wee

  .thirsty

  .tired

  .long time for cuts to heal

  .thrush
• what are symptoms for type 1?


  .thirsty

  .need to wee

  .tired
• Blood sugar cycle

  
• What is hyperglycemia?


  having too much glucose
• what is hypoglycemia?


  having too little glucose
• what are some treatments for type 1 diabetes?


  injecting insulin
• whats a few cures for type 1 diabetes?


  .pancreas transplant

  .stem cells+genetic engineering
• what are treatments/cures for type 2 diabetes?


  .loose weight

  .drugs to help insulin work better

  .exercise regularly