June 15th, 2016 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Diabetes

Level#1

Diabetes is the sixth-leading cause of death among Americans. Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body changes food into energy. Diabetes causes the body to not make enough of the hormone insulin. Insulin is needed by the body to change sugar into energy. A low amount of insulin results in high levels of sugar in the blood. This sugar in the blood passes into the urine.

1. Why is insulin needed by the body?

2. What does a low amount of insulin in the body result in?

3. What happens to sugar that is left in the blood?

Level#2

Diabetes is the sixth-leading cause of death among Americans. Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body changes food into energy. Diabetes causes the body to not make enough of the hormone insulin. Insulin is needed by the body to change sugar into energy. A low amount of insulin results in high levels of sugar in the blood. This sugar in the blood passes into the urine. From there, it is eventually eliminated, and the body is left without its main source of fuel. Causes of diabetes include genetic disorders, chemicals, drugs, malnutrition, and obesity. Diabetes is a disease that must be managed throughout a person's life.

1. What happens to the sugar that is in the blood of a person with a low amount of insulin?

2. What happens to the sugar that passes into a person's urine?

3. What are the causes of diabetes and how use diabetes be managed?

Level#3

Diabetes is the sixth-leading cause of death among Americans. Diabetes is a disease that affects the way the body changes food into energy. Diabetes causes the body to not make enough of the hormone insulin. Insulin is needed by the body to change sugar into energy. A low amount of insulin results in high levels of sugar in the blood. This sugar in the blood passes into the urine. From there, it is eventually eliminated, and the body is left without its main source of fuel. Causes of diabetes include genetic disorders, chemicals, drugs, malnutrition, and obesity. Diabetes is a disease that must be managed throughout a person's life. People who are diabetic usually have to check their blood sugar levels regularly. They also may get injections of hormones. Common symptoms of both type I, and type  II diabetes are; urinating very frequently, and being frequently thirsty. In type I diabetes, a person may experience both loss of appetite and vomiting. In type II diabetes, a person may experience hunger, some weight loss, and tiredness. if diabetes is not managed properly, or is ignored by the person who has it, the effects often lead to; heart disease, stroke, possible blindness, and loss of parts of an entire leg or legs.

1. Explain the causes of diabetes and how it needs to be managed.

2. Explain what a diabetic needs to do regularly and what they may also need to do to manage their disease.

3. Explain what the effects often lead to if diabetes in not managed properly or is ignored.

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