The role of insulin in diabetes

Insulin is a hormone that causes

cells to remove gluclose from

the blood stream.

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Type 1

Insulin dependent, body is una-

ble to make insulin , immune

system attacks insulin making

cells of pancrease.

Type 2

Pancrease makes insulin but

body cells fail to respond to it,

bulid up of gluclose and blood

cannot use it.

ways to detect diabetes.

doctor checkups

Ways to treat diabetes

inject insuline into the body and

to visit the doctor for checkups

Section 4 Living with

diabetes

Chapter 14

Lifestyle Diseases

By Laura Flores

Vocabulary

Lifestyle Diseases– a disease that potentially

can be prevented by changes in diet, environ-

ment, and lifestyle.

Cardiovascular Diseases– a disease of the

heart or blood vessels

Strokes– a throb or pulsation of the heart

Blood Pressure– the pressure of the blood

against the inner walls of the blood vessels.

Heart attack– damage to an area of the heart

muscle that is deprived of oxygen causing an

attack to the heart.

Atherosclerosis– when fatty substances form

a deposit of plaque on the inner lining of ar-

terial walls

Cancer– a malignant and an invasive growth

of a tumor.

Malignant tumor– a tumor that invades sur-

rounding tissues.

Brain tumor- a tumor in the brain

Chemotherapy– a treatment of cancer

Insulin– a polypeptide hormone

Diabetes- any or several disorders charac-

terized by increased urine production

Diabetic Coma– a coma that develops in se-

vere and inadequately treated cases of diabe-

tes.

How Lifestyle can lead

to diseases

Personal habits, behaviors,

practices, age, gender, and

genes

Controllable Risk Factors

diet, body weight, daily le-

vels of physical activity,

your level of sun exposure.

Uncontollable Risk Factors

age, gender, and ethnicity

2 ways to lower your risk of a

lifestyle disease

Eat healthy and Excersise

daily

Section 1 Lifestyle and Lifestle Diseases

How one’s lifestyle could lead to car-

diovascular diseases

One’s lifestyle could lead to car-

diovascular diseases through smo-

king, being overweight, high blood

pressure, high colesterol, and dia-

betes greatly increase risk.

4 Types Of Cardiovascular diseases

Stroke, heart attack, Atheroscleresis,

high blood pressure.

2 ways to detect and treat cardiovascu-

lar diseases.

Detecting– Blood pressure and electro-

cardiogram

Treating– Diet/excersise and medicines

4 things you can do to lower your risk

for cardiovascular disease

* Avoid fatty and salty foods, don’t

smoke, relax, keep weight neer recom-

mended levels

What is cancer

Cancer is a disease caused by an

uncontrolled cell growth.

Three Types of Cancer

Three Causes Of Cancer

Certain viruses, radioactive/ ul-

traviolet radiation, chemicals

4 Types Of Cancers

Breast, Respiratory, skin, leuke-

mia

3 Ways to Detect cancer

Self exams, biopsy, x-rays

3 Ways to treat cancer

surgery, chemotherapy, radia-

tion therepy

5 wasy you can lower your risk of

getting cancer

Don’t smoke, use sunscreen

block, eat vegetable / avoid fat-

ty foods, stay active/ maintain

weight, get regular medical

checkups.

Section 2 Cardiovascular diseases

Section 3 Cancer