GCSE Biology – Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Last updated: 30/05/2020
Edexcel GCSE Science – Combined science higher Animal coordination, control and homeostasis GCSE Biology – Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Learning Objectives

-I can describe the cause, symptoms and treatment for type 1 diabetes
-I can describe the cause, symptoms and treatment for type 2 diabetes

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  1. What is diabetes?

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  2. Which one of these factors helps to control blood glucose levels?

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  3. What does extra insulin cause the liver to do?

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  4. What is glycogen’s main function?

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  5. What is the substance that stops insulin from reaching cells?

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  6. What are the risk factors for diabetes classified as?

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  7. Which of these complications does not occur from diabetes?

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  8. Why does exercising help to control blood glucose levels?

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  9. What causes type 1 diabetes?

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  10. When is it most common for people to get type 1 diabetes?

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  11. What affects the amount of insulin a person with type 1 diabetes needs?

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  12. What food would be the most detrimental for someone with type 1 diabetes?

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  13. Why do people with type 1 diabetes have to constantly be aware of how much they have eaten and how much exercise they have done?

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  14. What is a symptom of type 1 diabetes?

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  15. How can type 1 diabetes be controlled?

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  16. Which of these is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes?

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  17. Why do older people have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes?

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  18. Why do obese people have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes?

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  19. Which of these is a symptom of type 2 diabetes?

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  20. Can type 2 diabetes be cured?

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  21. Why does insulin not work in type 2 diabetes?

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  22. What is the correct comparison between type 1 and 2 diabetes?

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  23. What is the difference between the risk factors of type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

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  24. How do type 1 and 2 diabetes differ in terms of remission?

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  25. What is there correlation between?

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