Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
I can describe the causes and treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
I can describe the causes and treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The hormone insulin helps to control blood sugar level in the human body.
- Insulin is secreted by cells in a gland called the pancreas.
- People living with diabetes have problems with controlling their blood sugar level.
- The cause and treatments for type 1 diabetes.
- The cause and treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Keywords
Hormone - a chemical substance produced by a gland that travels in the bloodstream to a specific organ
Insulin - a hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose is too high, lowering blood glucose levels
Gland - an organ or tissues that produces and secretes substances, such as hormones
Pancreas - a glandular organ in the body that detects changes in blood glucose concentration and secretes insulin
Diabetes - a condition in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose concentration
Common misconception
Type 1 diabetes is caused by lifestyle, particularly poor diet.
The slide deck states that type 1 diabetes is caused by genes or environmental factors and there is a question in task A to assess this. In contrast there is a big focus on lifestyle and obesity being linked to developing type 2 diabetes.
Equipment
None required.
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a chemical substance, produced by a gland, that travels in the blood
an organ or tissue that produces and secretes substances
a sugar that travels in the blood and used for respiration
a stored form of glucose found in liver and muscle cells