2.1.1 Diagnosing Diabetes

2.1.1 Diagnosing Diabetes

Monday, August 24, 2015
7:56 AM

Glucose

Time of Blood Collection Glucose Level in the Glucose Level in Glucose Level in Glucose level in blood over time
(minutes after drinking the Blood
glucose solution) Blood the Blood
(milligrams/deciliter)
0 (Baseline Level) (milligrams/deciliter) (milligrams/deciliter) Glucose Level(miligrams/deciliter) 300
30 Patient B
60 Anna Garcia Patient A 150 250
90 200
120 150 150 250 200 Anna Garcia Glucose
250 150 Level in the Blood
200 200 200 100
Patient A Glucose
250 200 50 Level in the Blood
0
0 Patient B Glucose
Level in the Blood

250 125 30 60 90 120
Time(minutes)
200 125

Insulin

Time of Blood Collection Insulin Level in the Insulin Level in the Insulin Level in the Insulin level in blood over time
(minutes after drinking Blood Blood Blood
glucose solution) Insilun Level(milligrams/deciliter) 450
(milligrams/deciliter) (milligrams/deciliter) (milligrams/deciliter) 400
0 (Baseline Level) 350
30 Anna Garcia Patient A Patient B 300 Anna Garcia Insulin
60 150 250 Level in the Blood
90 0 100 300 200
120 400 150 Patient A Insulin Level
0 300 400 100 in the Blood
Conclusion 300
0 400 50 Patient B Insulin Level
0 in the Blood
0
0 300 30 60 90 120
Time(minutes)
0 100

1. Describe how Glucose Tolerance Testing can be used to diagnose diabetes.

It can be used to see if you have Type 1 or Type 2.

2. Explain why insulin injections are not the course of treatment for all diabetics.
Type 2 does not need them because their body makes insulin but it does not work for their body.

3. Explain how lifestyle choices can impact a person’s risk for developing diabetes.
If someone eats very healthy then they will be less likely to have diabetes. If someone eats really
unhealthy they will be more likely to have diabetes. It also helps to exercise to prevent diabetes.

4. What do you think it means if doctors say that a person is “pre-diabetic”?
I think it means that the person is very close to being diabetic but is not diabetic quite yet.

5. Using information from this activity, explain the basic relationship between insulin and glucose.
Insulin is what opens the door for the glucose to go through to get to your cells.

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