Avoiding foods rich in simple carbohydrates, eg sugars.
injecting insulin into the blood at meal time. This
will make the liver remove the glucose as soon as
it enters the blood through the gut.
Insulin is usually injected
into subcutaneous tissue
(fatty tissue under the
skin)
The amount of insulin depends on
the persons diet and how active
they are.
Eating
healthily
reduces
the
amount of
insulin
that is
needed.
Doing regular
exersise also
reduces the
amount of insulin
needed.
Type 2
A person is resistant to insulin
Pancreas doesn't produce
enough insulin or when a person
becomes resistant to insulin
Obese people have high
risk of developing it.
People are
obese if their BMI
is over 30
BMI= body mass /
Height squared.
Can be controlled by
a healthy diet
Regular exercise
losing wieght
the blood glucose levels remain too high. It can be treated by injecting insulin.
The extra insulin allows the glucose to be taken up by the liver and other
tissues, so cells get the glucose they need and blood-sugar levels stay normal.