Type 1 Diabetes:
Type 2 Diabetes:
General:
Fun Facts:
Extra Knowledge
100

Does any body know how to cure or prevent type 1 diabetes

No

100

What are the two main causes for type two diabetes?

Obesity or genes

100

The _______ makes insulin

Pancreas

100

In the USA, the medical cost for people diagnosed with diabetes are ______ / year

$327 billion

100

How many hours or minutes should you exercise everyday if you want to prevent diabetes?

60 min/hour

200

Only __________ of people have Type 1 diabetes. 

 5 - 10%

200

What age does Type 2 diabetes normally develop in?

Over 45.

200

Insulin is a ______

Hormone

200

Diabetes has the ________ leading cause of death. 

7th

200

When you have diabetes you can also have _________

Anxiety & depression

300

Name 3 symptoms for Type 1 diabetes. 

urinate a lot, often at night, are very thirsty, lose weight without trying, are very hungry, have blurry vision, have numb or tingling hands or feet, feel very tired, have very dry skin, have sores that heal slowly, and have more infections than usual.

300

How does Type 2 diabetes affect your insulin?

Your body does not make insulin

300

What happens when your blood sugar rises?

Heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.

300

Every two hours spent watching television was associated with a _____ increase in diabetes risk

14%

300

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and _______ of them have Type 2 diabetes.

90-95%

400

Type 1 diabetes is also called ________. 

 Juvenile diabetes

400

Who is diabetes more and more developing in?

Children and teens

400

Glucose is __________

Type of sugar

400

More that 34 million people have diabetes and _______ don't know they have it. 

 1/5

400

Diabetes are found in horses, ferrets & _______

Ground squirrels

500

What causes Type 1 diabetes?

An autoimmune reaction

500

How does your blood sugar rise?

Eventually your pancreas can’t make enough insulin, and your blood sugar rises.

500

What is the average blood sugar?

100-140

500

Aretaeus, a greek physician said that diabetes means "___________"

 "flowing through"

500

Scientist predicted that China alone will have ________ new cases of diabetes in 2025

30 million