Diabetes

• what's the cause of Type 1 diabetes

  • pancreas failing to produce sufficient insulin
  • characterised by uncontrolled high blood glucose levels
• why are some people unable to regulate blood glucose levels

  • pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin
  • or insulin isn't used properly by body
  • called diabetes
• when does type 1 diabetes typically happen

  during childhood or birth
• how is type 1 diabetes treated

  insulin injections
• how can type 2 diabetes be treated

  • exercise
  • controlled carbohydrate diet
• what's the similarities between type 1 and 2 diabetes

  • both fail to regulate blood glucose levels
• what's the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes

  • type 1 treated with insulin injections
  • type 2 treated with changing lifestyle factors like exercising more regularly
• what's the correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes

  obese people have a risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• when are people classified as obese

  if they have a body mass index of over 30
• how do you work out BMI

  BMI = mass (kg)/ height^2 (m)
• how is knowing where the body stores excess fat important

  as storing a lot of fat around abdomen is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• how do you calculate wast-to-hip ratio

  waist-to-hip ratio = waist circumference (cm)/ hip circumference (cm)
• what does wast-to-hip ratio give an indication of

  how fat is stored
• what is considered a high wast-to-hip ratio for men meaning they would have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes

  over 1.0
• what is considered a high wast-to-hip ratio for women meaning they would have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes

  0.85
• how can you control type 2 diabetes

  • eating healthy diet like low carb/sugar diet
  • regular exercise
  • losing weight IF needed