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1. What types of symptoms do people get with type one diabetes?

2. A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin, the hormone required for the metabolism of sugar

3. A type of fat containing a high portion of fatty acid molecules with atleast one double bond.

4. proteins, located on the surface of certain cell membranes, that bind insulin

5. when the body is forced to use fat and muscle as an energy source.

6. Indicates how many grams of carbohydrates are in a single serving of food.

7. What is the treatment for type two diabetes?

8. this stimulates your cells to convert glucose to energy.

9. any of a large group of organic compounds occuring in foods and living tissues, suagrs, starch, cellulose.

10. Diabetes is a disease in which________""

11. Since glucose is not being taken up by cells_____""

12. a portion of food that is the amount that is generally served.

13. Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

14. Damage to your blood vessels in your nerve cells leading to eye damage.

15. the starches and sugars present in foods, first source of energy for your body.

16. What are the symptoms of type two diabetes?

17. a type of protein molecule that works with insulin to facilitate glucose uptake by skeletal muscle fibers

18. low blood sugar

19. What kind of molecule is glucose?

20. Powerhouse of the cell

21. a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.

22. How is type two diabetes described?

23. high blood sugar

24. Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues, third source of energy for our bodies.

25. A protein hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels; an antagonistic hormone to insulin.