Pre-Test for Diabetes

• Somatostatin
• Pancreatic polypeptide
• Glucagon
• Insulin

2. Which of the following statements about insulin is true?

• Insulin acts as a transport protein, carrying glucose across the cell membrane.
• Insulin facilitates the movement of intracellular glucose transporters to the cell membrane.
• Insulin stimulates the breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose.
• Insulin stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb glucose into the bloodstream.

3. Fill in the blanks.

In Type 1 diabetes mellitus, _____ are destroyed resulting in an inability to produce and secrete the hormone _____ which is important in the regulation of blood glucose levels. Many cells in the body are dependent on _____ binding to its receptors, resulting in that cell to take up glucose from the bloodstream. Compare that with type 2 diabetes mellitus where hormone production is fine but the tissue receptors are _____ to the hormone _____. In both types of diabetes mellitus, there would be abnormally _____ blood glucose levels.