Clinical Biochemistry: Blood Sugar and Diabetes

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What is the main sugar found in blood?

Glucose

Which type of diabetes occurs when the body cannot make a hormone called insulin?

Type 1 diabetes

What type of diabetes is diagnosed during pregnancy and usually goes away after giving birth?

Gestational diabetes

What condition occurs when blood glucose drops below normal levels?

Hypoglycemia

Which treatment is mentioned as the main treatment for type 1 diabetes?

Insulin

What term refers to a condition where an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma?

Hyperglycemia

What does pre-diabetes refer to?

High blood glucose levels not yet at diabetic levels

Learn about blood sugar (glucose) and its importance as the main source of energy in your body. Understand the basics of diabetes, a chronic disease related to insulin production in the pancreas.

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