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What is insulin
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Its secreted when the blood glucose level is elevated
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Name the functions of insulin
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Increases movement out of blood and into cells, causes liver to turn glucose into glycogen, decreases the blood glucose level
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What is glucagon?
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Opposite of insulin, secreted when glucose is low and will work to increase the blood sugar
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List the function of glucagon
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Increases the blood sugar
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Epinephrine is basically what being released into your body?
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Adrenaline (remember the movie crank)
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What does epinephrine do to the body?
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Stops the secretion of insulin and produces the stored glucose that is kept in the liver to up the sugar levels
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What is the normal blood glucose level?
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70-120
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What are two major organs that play a part in diabetes?
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Liver and Pancreas
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What is hypoglycemia?
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Sugar level of less than 60
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What is hyperglycemia?
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Sugar level of more than 120
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What is type 1 diabetes?
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Insulin dependant diabetes
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What is type 2 diabetes?
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No insulin needed you just have to watch your diet
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What are the two common problems in the body that cause diabetes?
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Lack of insulin being secreted by the pancreas,
inablility of cell receptors to recognize the insulin
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When a patient has type 1 diabetes this means their body does what?
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There pancreas is not producing enough insulin so they must inject insulin into their body
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What is a common cause of hypoglycemia?
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The patient has taken his insulin and not eaten a meal
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