Question

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. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) On the basis of your understanding the above passage

make notes on it using headings and sub-headings.