Question

1. Describe the condition of diabetes and how insulin is involved in the development of this chronic disease. (2 pts)
2. What is hyperglycemia? What are two issues that can result from hyperglycemia? (2 pts)
3. Explain the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Be sure to address the underlying cause of each and how insulin is affected. Which type of diabetes is more common? (3 pts)
4. Besides body weight, what are 2 risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes? (2 pts)
5. Do people always experience symptoms of diabetes? When they do, what are 2 of the common symptoms of type 2 diabetes?   (3 pts)
6. After being diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes, what are 2 lifestyle behaviors needed to stay healthy? What medications are needed for type 1 diabetes? What medications are needed for type 2 diabetes? (3 pts)
7. If people with diabetes do not practice healthy behaviors and manage their diabetes, what are 3 long-term complications of the disease? (3 pts)
8. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease. Can it be prevented? How? (2 pts)

Answer 1

Describe the condition of diabetes

Diabetes is a condition that happens when our blood glucose, becomes extremely high. Blood glucose is our chief reservoir of energy which proceeds from the food we consume. Insulin, a pancreatic hormone, stimulates glucose from food, takes into our cells to be utilized for strength.

How insulin is involved in the development of this chronic disease?

Carbohydrates from the food are divided down into glucose. Glucose later accesses the bloodstream. The pancreas reacts by generating insulin, which enables glucose to access the body's cells to produce energy and collect extra glucose for energy. Following our food, when insulin levels are high, extra glucose is collected in the liver as glycogen.

When there's not sufficient insulin to drive the glucose into our body's cells, glucose level will increase in the blood after our food and thus diabetes develops.