Diabetes Flashcards
Which type of diabetes is due to the lack of insulin?
Type 1
Which type of diabetes is due to a person becoming resistant to insulin?
Type 2
What does it mean if a person has diabetes?
That they are not able to control their blood glucose concentration properly.
Where is insulin produced?
Pancreas
Where do diabetic people generally inject themselves with insulin?
In the subcutaneous fat
Where is the subcutaneous fat located?
The fat just below the skin
What does it mean if a person is resistant to insulin?
Their liver and muscle cells are unaffected by the hormone insulin unlike a person who does not have diabetes.
How do most people with type 2 diabetes control the blood glucose concentration?
Eating foods that contain less sugar and exercising
What does BMI stand for?
Body Mass Index
How do you calculate a persons BMI?
(weight in kilograms) / ((height in metres) squared)
What are peoples BMI over if they are regarded as obese?
30
Obesity is linked with many health problems including type 2 diabetes. True or false?
True
The risk of developing diabetes increases as BMI increases. It increases faster for women than for men. The larger sample sizes and smooth curves suggest that this is a strong correlation.
