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Diabetes is very common, but what is it? What do glucose (sugar) levels have to do with diabetes and what controls them? What is insulin and which organ in your body makes it? Why are there different types of diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.

Diabetes is very common, but what is it? What do glucose (sugar) levels have to do with diabetes and what controls them? What is insulin and which organ in your body makes it? Why are there different types of diabetes? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.

1. What is diabetes?




2. Where in the body is the hormone insulin made?




3. What are the main features of type 1 diabetes?




4. Which health condition is commonly associated with type 2 diabetes?




5. Which of the following could be symptoms of high blood glucose levels (hyperglycaemia)?




6. What are some of the long-term complications that can be caused by diabetes?




7. What are the main aims of diabetes management?




8. What is diabetic retinopathy?





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