{"id":2576,"date":"2022-04-13T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2576"},"modified":"2025-08-21T23:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:30:31","slug":"diabetes-chapter-pre-test","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathology\/chapter\/diabetes-chapter-pre-test\/","title":{"raw":"Pre-Test for Diabetes","rendered":"Pre-Test for Diabetes"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"h5p\">[h5p id=\"90\"]<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"pdf\"><strong>1. If an autoimmune disorder targets the alpha cells, production of which hormone would be directly affected?<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Somatostatin<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pancreatic polypeptide<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Glucagon<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Insulin<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>2. Which of the following statements about insulin is true?<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Insulin acts as a transport protein, carrying glucose across the cell membrane.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Insulin facilitates the movement of intracellular glucose transporters to the cell membrane.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Insulin stimulates the breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Insulin stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb glucose into the bloodstream.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>3. Fill in the blanks.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn 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 _____. 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Which of the following statements about insulin is true?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insulin acts as a transport protein, carrying glucose across the cell membrane.<\/li>\n<li>Insulin facilitates the movement of intracellular glucose transporters to the cell membrane.<\/li>\n<li>Insulin stimulates the breakdown of stored glycogen into glucose.<\/li>\n<li>Insulin stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb glucose into the bloodstream.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Fill in the blanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 _____. 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