Describe how blood sugar levels affect eating in individuals with and without diabetes.
What will be an ideal response?
After eating, blood levels of glucose increase. In people who do not have diabetes, this prompts release of insulin by the pancreas. The insulin then leads to body cells using the glucose for energy and storing extra nutrients. In people who have type 1 diabetes, an insufficient amount of insulin is produced. In people who have type 2 diabetes, enough insulin is produced, but the cells of the body do not respond sufficiently to that insulin. In either case, the body cannot use the available glucose, so a person remains hungry even when enough glucose is available. This can result in excess eating.
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