Insulin and Diabetes

Common symptoms for all three types of diabetes are high blood glucose and glucose in the urine.

A)   True

B)   False

A)   True

Insulin causes glycogen breakdown in our tissue cells.

A)   True

B)   False

B)   False

A primary difference between Type I and Type II diabetes is that in Type I insulin is not produced and in Type II insulin is produced, the tissues just don’t respond to the insulin.

A)   True

B)   False

A)   True

Glucose is stored as cholesterol in adipose tissue and as glycogen in liver and muscle tissue.

A)   True

B)   False

B)   False

High levels of insulin might result in which of the following?

A) Very high blood glucose levels

B) Glycogen storage in the bones

C) Very low blood glucose levels

D) Decreased glucose uptake into tissues

E) Both C and D are correct.

C) Very low blood glucose levels

Which of the following is a characteristic of a hormone?

A) it is secreted into a duct that takes it into the blood stream

B) it is secreted directly into the blood stream

C) it has a specific target organ

D) once secreted, it will affect every cell in the body the same. E) More than one of the above is correct

E) More than one of the above is correct B C