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Blood glucose control, insulin and diabetes

10th grade (Year 11 in England) · 10 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-3 · England: GCSE Combined Science: Homeostasis and response

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Question 1
Two people drank the same glucose drink. Blood glucose (mmol/L): A: 4.5 → peak 7 at 30 min → 4.5 at 2 h. B: 4.5 → peak 13 at 60 min → 11 at 2 h. Which person most likely has diabetes?
- A. Person A, because glucose returned to normal
- B. Person B, because glucose rose much higher and stayed high
- C. Neither, because glucose always rises after a drink
- D. Both, because glucose rose in both
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Question 2
What is the main cause of type 1 diabetes?
- A. Eating too much protein
- B. Body cells stop responding to insulin
- C. The pancreas makes little or no insulin
- D. A bacterial infection of the blood
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Question 3
Two people drank the same glucose drink. Blood glucose (mmol/L): A: 4.5 → peak 7 at 30 min → 4.5 at 2 h. B: 4.5 → peak 14 at 60 min → 12 at 2 h. Which person most likely has diabetes?
- A. Person A, because glucose returned to normal
- B. Neither, because glucose always rises after a drink
- C. Person B, because glucose rose much higher and stayed high
- D. Both, because glucose rose in both
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Question 4
Many people with type 1 diabetes now wear a continuous glucose monitor. What does it do?
- A. replaces the pancreas
- B. removes glucose from the blood
- C. measures glucose levels all the time so insulin doses can be matched
- D. makes insulin from glucose
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Question 5
Two people drank the same glucose drink. Blood glucose (mmol/L): A: 5 → peak 8 at 30 min → 5 at 2 h. B: 5 → peak 14 at 60 min → 12 at 2 h. Which person most likely has diabetes?
- A. Person B, because glucose rose much higher and stayed high
- B. Both, because glucose rose in both
- C. Neither, because glucose always rises after a drink
- D. Person A, because glucose returned to normal
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Question 6
What is the main cause of type 1 diabetes?
- A. The pancreas makes little or no insulin
- B. A bacterial infection of the blood
- C. Body cells stop responding to insulin
- D. Eating too much protein
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Question 7
Two people drank the same glucose drink. Blood glucose (mmol/L): A: 5 → peak 7 at 30 min → 5 at 2 h. B: 5 → peak 12 at 60 min → 10 at 2 h. Which person most likely has diabetes?
- A. Person B, because glucose rose much higher and stayed high
- B. Neither, because glucose always rises after a drink
- C. Person A, because glucose returned to normal
- D. Both, because glucose rose in both
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Question 8
Which organ releases insulin?
- A. stomach
- B. kidney
- C. pancreas
- D. liver
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Question 9
Two people drank the same glucose drink. Blood glucose (mmol/L): A: 5 → peak 8 at 30 min → 5 at 2 h. B: 5 → peak 14 at 60 min → 12 at 2 h. Which person most likely has diabetes?
- A. Both, because glucose rose in both
- B. Person A, because glucose returned to normal
- C. Neither, because glucose always rises after a drink
- D. Person B, because glucose rose much higher and stayed high
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Question 10
What is the main problem in type 2 diabetes?
- A. The kidneys stop working
- B. Body cells no longer respond properly to insulin
- C. The liver makes too much insulin
- D. The pancreas is removed

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