Diabetes

Question 1

What is type 1 diabetes cause by ?

Answer 1

Cause by a lack of insulin in the pancreas

Question 2

What can a type 1 diabetic person be treated by ?

Answer 2

Insulin therapy, including the injection of insulin in fatty tissue under the skin which makes its way into the blood stream.

Question 3

What can the 1 diabetic people also do to help their health ?

Answer 3

Limit their intake of food that contain lots of carbohydrates, as well as take regular exercise.

Question 4

What is type 2 diabetes cause by

Answer 4

Person does not produce enough insulin or is resistant to insulin

Question 5

What is type 2 diabetes in correlation with?

Answer 5

Obesity

Question 6

What is a key risk that can cause type 2 diabetes?

Answer 6

Storing a lot of fat around the abdomen

Question 7

Equation for waist to hip ratio

Answer 7

Waist circumference / hip circumference

Question 8

How can type 2 diabetes be controlled?

Answer 8

Healthy diet, regular exercise, loosing weight, insulin injections

Question 9

What BMI must you have to be classes as obese?

Answer 9

Over 30

Question 10

Equation for BMI

Answer 10

Mass divided by height