READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW:
1. There are two types of diabetes, insulin dependent and non-
insulin dependent. 90-95% of the estimated 13-14 million
people in the United States with diabetes have non-insulin
dependent, or type II diabetes. Because this type of diabetes
usually begins in adults over the age of 40 and is most
common after the age of 55, it used to be called adult onset
diabetes, its symptoms often develop gradually and are hardto identify at first; therefore nearly half of all the people with
diabetes do not know it. So, someone who has developed
Type II diabetes may feel tired or ill without knowing why.
This can be particularly dangerous because untreated
diabetes can cause damage to the heart, blood vessels,
eyes, kidneys and nerves. While the causes, short term
effects and treatments of the two types of diabetes differ,
both types can cause long term health problems.
2. Most importantly, both types affect the body’s ability to use
digested food for energy. Diabetes does not interfere with
digestion, but it does prevent the body from using an
important product of digestion, glucose for energy. After a
meal, the normal digestive system breaks some food down
into glucose. The blood carries the glucose or sugar
throughout the body, causing blood glucose levels to rise. In
response to this, insulin is released into the blood stream
and signals the body tissues to metabolize or burn the
glucose for fuel, which causes blood glucose
3. In both types of diabetes, the normal function of glands is
affected. A gland called pancreas makes insulin. In people
with insulin-dependent diabetes, the pancreas does not
produce insulin at all. People with non-insulin dependent
diabetes usually produce some insulin in their pancreas but
their body tissues do not metabolize the glucose property, a
condition known as insulin resistance.
4. There is no cure for diabetes yet. However, there are ways
to get relief from its symptoms. Foods that are rich in
carbohydrates break down into glucose during digestion,
causing blood glucose to rise. Also studies have shown that cooked food raise blood glucose higher than raw, unpeeled
foods. So we should eat such uncooked whole grain foods
QUESTIONS:
a) On the basis of your understanding the above passage
make notes on it using headings and sub-headings.
Use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary.
Give an appropriate title.
b) Write a summary (up to 50 words) of the above
passage.
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Explanation:
a) On the basis of your understanding the above passage
make notes on it using headings and sub-headings.
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