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Blood glucose and diabetes

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  • Q1
    What do your cells need glucose for?
    Osmosis
    Respiration
    Photosynthesis
    Diffusion
    30s
  • Q2
    Which hormone regulates blood glucose levels?
    ADH
    Pancreas
    Insulin
    Glucase
    30s
  • Q3
    Where is insulin produced?
    Pituitary Gland
    Liver
    Adrenal Glands
    Pancreas
    30s
  • Q4
    What happens if blood glucose levels are too high?
    Insulin is produced which instructs liver cells to convert glucose into glycogen
    Glycogen is produced which instructs liver cells to produce Insulin
    Insulin is produced which instructs pancreas cells to convert glucose into glycogen
    Glucose is converted into glycogen by the pancreas
    30s
  • Q5
    What is excess glucose converted into?
    Insulin
    Glycogen
    Glycerine
    Glucagon
    30s
  • Q6
    Where is glucose converted into glycogen and stored?
    Liver
    Adrenal glands
    Pancreas
    Brain
    30s
  • Q7
    What is diabetes?
    A condition that causes blood glucose levels to remain too low
    A condition that converts too much glucose into glycogen
    A condition where blood glucose levels remain too high
    A communicable disease that can be caught though contaminated food
    30s
  • Q8
    What is type 1 diabetes caused by?
    The liver failing to produce enough insulin
    The pancreas failing to produce enough insulin
    The liver producing too much glycogen
    The pancreas producing too much insulin
    30s
  • Q9
    When is Type 1 diabetes detected?
    In older people
    At birth
    At an early age
    After you catch it
    30s
  • Q10
    What is type 2 diabetes caused by?
    Body cells no longer respond to the insulin produced by the pancreas
    In pancreas not producing insulin anymore
    Too much glucose is being converted into glycogen
    The pancreas producing too much insulin
    30s
  • Q11
    When is type 2 diabetes common?
    Where food is contaminated
    In older people
    In younger people
    In babies
    30s
  • Q12
    How do you control/treat type 2 diabetes?
    You cant treat it
    Diet and exercise
    Antibiotics
    Insulin injections
    30s
  • Q13
    Which of these is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes?
    Contaminated food
    Obesity
    Exercise
    Hair colour
    30s

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