HN - Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus is

• Deficient insulin production

• Body ineffective use of insulin

• A chronic disorder of glucose metabolism with serious consequences to health

• Adult on set diabetes

What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

• Type 1 diabetes is the bodies ineffective use of insulin. Type 2 diabetes is the deficient insulin production.

• Type 1 diabetes is deficient insulin production and type 2 diabetes is the bodies ineffective use of insulin

• None of the answers

How many people are undiagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the UK?

• 200,000

• 400,000

• 600,000

• 850,000

Glucose homeostasis is

• <3.0mmol.l

• 3.5 - 3.5 mmol.l

• 4.0 - 4.5 mmol.l

• >4.5mmol.l

These are a group of endocrine cells that are scattered through out the pancreas

• Beta Cells

• Islet of Langerhans

• Alpha Cells

• Delta Cells

Alpha cells are responsible for secreting insulin and beta cells are responsible for secreting glucagon. True or False?

• True

• False

Type 1 diabetes is a autoimmune disease whereby

• the body develops insulin resistance

• Autoimmune disease whereby the body destroys its own beta cells.

• A autoimmune disease that increase beta cell production

• None of the answers

What is a Tregs role?

• A cell promotes the secretion of antibodies

• a type of T cell that coordinates the immune response

• a type of T cell that promotes cell death and apoptosis

• suppress the immune system response, thereby maintaining self tolerance and homeostasis

What are the symptoms of ketoacidosis?

• Kussmaul Respiration

• Increase acidity in the blood

• Hyperkalemia

• all of them

How does stress affect diabetes?

• It doesn't?

• It increases cortisol

• Increases cortisol which promotes the release of adrenaline. Upregulating the release of glucagon. Favoring high blood sugar