Diabetes
The topic for Module 5 is the chemistry of energy for living cells. The energy for cells ultimately comes from glucose, and diabetes is a disease that affects the metabolism of glucose.
An immense amount of research has been dedicated to metabolic pathways, which have resulted in a better understanding of diabetes and led to therapies to help correct this disorder. Watch the following two videos and follow the Instructions below.
● Insulin and glycagon
● Glucose insulin and diabetes
Instructions
1. Summarize the difference between the function of insulin and glucagon.
2. Define hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia and explain the consequences of each. Search the internet and discover how too much sugar in your bloodstream has adverse effects on your eyes, nerves and kidneys. Be sure to cite a reference.
3. Explain in your own words the difference between Type 1 and Type
2 diabetes.
4. How might CRISPR be useful in curing diabetes?
