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Type 2 Diabetes Questions

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People of all _______ and ________ can suffer from diabetes; certain ethnicities carry a higher risk than

others for developing diabetes, such as _____________, African Americans and______________.

When you have Diabetes Type 2, your body is not producing sufficient _____________. Insulin is a hormone

produced by the pancreas, which is necessary for the body to utilize _____________ for energy.

• When someone has Diabetes he or she is not producing enough insulin.

• When a person eats, the body breaks down food into _____________.

• Glucose is what gives us _____________ so that our body carries out its functions.

• Whenever you ______________, the pancreas produces insulin.

• Insulin attaches to the glucose in the blood so that it can be utilize for energy.

When the Doctor tells you that you have a high level of glucose in the blood, it is because when you eat, the

glucose is left in your body and is not being used for energy because your pancreas are not producing enough

______________.

Why is my pancreas not producing enough insulin?

Persons who do not eat healthy and do not exercise, maintain their bodies with a high level of glucose. The

____________“get tired” of making enough insulin to keep up with the high amount of glucose, and with time,

they stop making it or do so in low amounts.

What can having a high glucose level in the blood do to my body?

Having high levels of glucose in the blood can cause damage to the _____________, ___________, nervous

system, heart, and cause problems on your skin and feet.

Tomasa Pineda, January 2006