diabetes

• what is insulin


  a hormone found in the pancreas
• what does insulin do


  it signals to the liver and muscles that they need to take in glucose from the blood when glucose levels need to be lowered
• type 1 is when…


  the body cannot produce enough/working insulin
• type 2 is when…


  the body does not respond to normal levels of insulin
• symptoms of type 1


  tiredness

  frequent urination

  peaks and troughs in blood sugar
• type 2 symptoms

  can be causally linked to obesity
• treatment for type 1


  insulin injections
• treatment for type 2


  weight loss and controlling diet
• bmi=


  body mass(kg)/height^2(cm)
• short term effects


  brain: coordination and processing

  skin: dilation in the skin

  liver: unable to remove alcohol(hangover)