controlling blood glucose

• what does insulin and glucagon do?

  control blood glucose level
• what removes glucose from the body?

  normal metabolism of cells, exercise
• where is excess glucose stored?

  as glycogen in the liver and muscles
• the level of glucose must be kept steady and changes are moderated but the pancreas using hormones insulin and glucagon
• what is added is the blood glucose level is too high?

  insulin
• what is added if the blood glucose level is too low?

  glucagon
• what is diabetes?

  a condition that affects your ability to control your blood sugar level - there are 2 types
• what is type 1 diabetes?

  where the pancreas produces little to no insulin so the persons blood sugar levels can rise
• how is type 1 diabetes treated?

  injections of insulin
• what is type 2 diabetes?

  where the person has become resistant to their own insulin so there blood sugar levels can rise
• what can increase you chances of getting type 2 diabtetes?

  obesity
• how is type 2 diabetes controlled?

  exercise and change in diet