Instructions
Purpose: In the health field, we use the patient’s history, signs, symptoms, and clinical testing to identify diseases and disorders. To best treat the disease/disorder it becomes important to understand how clinical diseases/disorders affects the body.
Objectives:
State the principle function of insulin. (c11ob12)
Define terminology associated with diabetes mellitus. (c11ob13)
Explain what happens in diabetes mellitus. Differentiate between type 1 and type 2. (c11ob14)
Recall the functions of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. (c02ob13)
Recall the functions of organelles in skeletal muscles. (c03ob06), (c07ob05)
Activity:
Read the Perspectives on Health “Diabetes Mellitus” in your textbook. You may need to review the chemistry and muscle chapters for the last two questions.
Download the “student submission” and answer the questions.
