Diabetes

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  • What is diabetes?
    Condition where the body cannot properly control blood glucose levels
  • What is the word equation for respiration?
    Glucose + oxygen - carbon dioxide + water
  • What is type 1 diabetes ?
    Pancreas doesn’t produce enough/any insulin
  • What is type 2 diabetes ?
    Cells are immune to insulin
  • Ways to prevent type 2 :
    Less sugars in diet
    More exercise
  • Ways to reduce type 1
    Inject insulin
  • What is glucose used for ?
    Energy
    Muscles
    Respiration