Understanding Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges with Insulin

The video discusses diabetes, a chronic disease affecting blood sugar regulation, and its types: Type 1, Type 2, and pre-diabetes. It highlights the historical context of diabetes, the discovery of insulin, and its role in managing the disease. The video emphasizes the importance of lifestyle changes in managing diabetes and the ongoing research for a cure.

What is a potential consequence of unmanaged diabetes?

• Improved vision

• Increased energy levels

• Weight loss

• Heart disease

Which type of diabetes is often linked to obesity?

• Type 1 diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

• Gestational diabetes

• Juvenile diabetes

What lifestyle change is recommended for individuals with pre-diabetes?

• Increase sugar intake

• Adopt a healthier diet and exercise regularly

• Reduce physical activity

• Consume more fatty foods

Which ancient civilization is NOT mentioned as having recorded descriptions of diabetes?

• Rome

• India

• Egypt

• Greece

Who discovered insulin and when?

• A group of scientists from the University of Toronto in 1921

• Isaac Newton in 1687

• Albert Einstein in 1905

• Marie Curie in 1911

What is the primary role of insulin in the body?

• To allow glucose to enter cells

• To increase blood pressure

• To produce red blood cells

• To digest proteins

Where is insulin naturally produced in the human body?

• Liver

• Heart

• Pancreas

• Kidneys