What I Learned About Non-Infectious Diseases

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Where in your body can you find glucose?

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In virtually all your cells

Front

Do you get diabetes from eating too much candy?

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No

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In which type of diabetes is NO insulin produced?

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Type 1

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Diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ____________________.

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insulin

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The organ responsible for producing insulin is...

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Pancreas

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What is the function of insulin?

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help glucose enter the cells of the body

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What are the (2) main forms of Diabetes?

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Type 1 & Type 2

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This is the name of the simple sugar that is found in your blood?

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glucose

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What is the fuel the body produces when the food we eat is digested?

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Glucose

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Which type of Diabetes is usually diagnosed early in life (early onset)?

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Type 1