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Diabetes
Health and disease
Question | Answer |
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Define diabetes | Diabetes mellitus is a non-infectious, degenerative disease in which insulin is not secreted or its target cells do not respond or respond poorly |
What are the two types of diabetes ? | Type 1 and Type 2 |
What is another name of type 1 diabetes ? | insulin-dependent diabetes |
How does type 1 diabetes occur ? (state your answer in regards to insulin) | The pancreas is incapable of secreting enough insulin, so that blood glucose levels may soar after a carbohydrate-containing meal |
What is another name of type 2 diabetes? | non-insulin dependent |
How does type 2 diabetes occur? (state your answer in regards to insulin) | The pancreas does secrete insulin, but the liver and other target organs do not respond to it adequately |
What is the main difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes ? | Type 1 diabetes is mainly hereditary while type 2 is mainly as a result of your lifestyle choices etc. |
What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes ? | -feeling very thirsty; urinating a lot, especially at night -extreme tiredness; weight loss with loss of muscle tissue -itchiness around the vagina or penis -recurring infections of Candida cause the disease known as thrush -blurred vision |
What are some risk factors that promote the onset of type 2 diabetes ? | Prenatal malnutrition Genetics Ethnicity Age Diet Obesity High blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. |
What are the treatment options for Type 2 Diabetes? | careful diet control and exercise. Later it may become necessary to take insulin. |
What are the treatment options for Type 1 Diabetes? | Taking insulin, frequent blood sugar monitoring. |
Prenatal malnutrition increases the risk of which type of diabetes? | Type 2 |
Prenatal overnutrition increases the risk of which type of diabetes? | Type 1 |