7 Questions
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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