Week 6: Diabetes - A lucrative disease Quiz
1.
Hypoglycemia is when blood sugar levels in the blood are too?
2.
Hyperglycemia is when there is too ___ sugar in the blood?
3.
What organ regulates blood sugar?
4.
True or false: Without insulin, blood sugar levels rise, and causes organs to fail.
5.
During what decade did type 2 diabetes become more common because of the increase of fats and sugars in readily available foods.
6.
What percentage of the people with diabetes worldwide suffer from type 2 diabetes?
7.
By what year is diabetes expected to increase by 150%?
8.
True or False: People with diabetes are statistically at a higher risk of heart attack than those without diabetes.
9.
Worldwide healthcare systems spend roughly how much on diabetes per year?
10.
What year did two Canadian doctors discover insulin for industrial production?
11.
True or False: Insulin was derived from animals before it was derived from the human insulin gene.
12.
True or False: Even though one tenth of the U.S. population has diabetes, many cannot afford their insulin.
13.
True or False: An English study showed that type 2 diabetes went into remission among individuals who lost a significant amount of weight.
