Controlling blood glucose levels

• Which endocrine gland monitors and controls blood glucose levels

  Pancrease
• What happens when blood Glucose levels are too high

  Pancreas defects it and secretes insulin

  Insulin causes liver and muscles cells to take in glucose from the body

  Blood glucose levels fall
• What happens to excess glucose in liver and muscle cells

  Converted into glycogen and stored
• What happens when blood glucose level is too low

  Pancreas detects it’s and secretes glucagon

  Glucagon caused cells to convert glycogen to glucose and release it insulin Insulin the blood

  Blood glucose levels rise
• What is diabetes

  A condition that causes a persons blood glucose levels to become dangerously high
• What is type 1 diabetes

  A disorder that causes the pancreas to produce too little insulin which can lead to a person having dangerously high blood glucose levels
• How is type one diabetes usually treated

  Regular insulin injections that are carefully dosed
• What is type 2 diabetes

  A disorder that causes body cells to stop responding to the insulin produced by the pancreas which can lead to having dangerously high blood glucose levels
• How is type 2 diabetes usually treated

  A carbohydrate controlled diet and regular exercise