Controlling Blood Glucose Flashcards
What does eating carbohydrates do
Puts glucose (a type of sugar) into the blood
What is glucose removed from the blood by
Cells
What happens to the glucose when you exercise
A lot more glucose is removed from the body
If blood glucose concentration gets too High what happens
The pancreas releases the hormone insulin
What does the insulin cause glucose to do
Move into the cells therefore it removes glucose from the blood
What can glucose be stored as
Glycogen
Where in glucose converted into glycogen
In liver and muscle cells
With diabetes what can’t you do
Control your blood sugar levels
What is type 1 diabetes
Where the pancreas produces little or no insulin
What happens when the pancreases produces little or no insulin
The persons blood glucose level can ride to a level that can kill them
What do people with type 1 diabetes need
Injections of insulin throughout the day
What does the insulin injections do
It makes sure that glucose is removed from the blood quickly after the blood is digested
What is type 2 diabetes
Where a person becomes resistant to their own insulin
What happens if the person is resistant to their own insulin
Their body’s cells don’t respond properly to their insulin
What does being obese do
It can increase your chance of developing type 2 diabetes
