Insulin

Lack of Insulin (Diabetes)

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What is the main difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body attacks the insulin-producing cells.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin.

200

Name 2 complications caused by diabetes (if left untreated)

Eye issues

Heart issues

Nerve issues

300

How is Diabetes caused?

If your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin (or doesn’t make it properly) it leads to high blood sugar levels, resulting in diabetes

Function

100

What does insulin do? (Name 1 thing)

• Insulin helps convert extra glucose into glycogen
• Insulin lowers blood glucose levels 
• Insulin moves glucose from people’s blood into cells all over the human body
• It helps glucose ingest into a lot of cells

200

Name 1 characteristic of Insulin

It has two very long polypeptide chains, the first one has 21 amino acids and the second one has 30 amino acids.

300

How does Insulin provide energy for cells

Hint: We made an analogy for this in the presentation

Insulin is like a key that opens the doors of the cells in your body. When the doors are opened, glucose can leave the bloodstream.

Other Insulin facts

100

Where is insulin created?

In the pancreas

200

Name 1 way that Diabetes can be managed without medical treatment

Diet

Exercise

Monitoring your blood

300

What is the name of the hormone that raises blood sugar?

Glucagon