A doctor has three patients who he suspects may be diabetic. On two occasions, each patient was administered a sugar test (i.e., was asked to consume a very sugary beverage) and their blood sugar levels were monitored for 120 minutes according to the graphs shown below.a) Which of the three patients does not have diabetes? How do you know?b) Which of the three patients has Type I diabetes? How do you know? c) Which of the three patients has Type II diabetes? How do you know? Patient APatient BPatient C300300300250250250200200200150150150100100100 -healthy5050503060Time after90 120306090Time after120306090Time after120type 2 diabetessugary drink (min)sugary drink (min)sugary drink (min)500500500type 1 diabetes400400400300300300200200 -200100100100309012030609012030 6090120Time afterTime afterTime aftersugary drink (min)sugary drink (min)sugary drink (min)Blood insulinBlood glucose(pmol/L)(P/6u)Blood insulinBlood glucose( udסו/ד)(p/bu)Blood glucoseBlood insulin(pmol/L)(1P/bw)

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A doctor has three patients who he suspects may be diabetic. On two occasions, each patient was administered a sugar test (i.e., was asked to consume a very sugary beverage) and their blood sugar levels were monitored for 120 minutes according to the graphs shown below.

a) Which of the three patients does not have diabetes? How do you know?

b) Which of the three patients has Type I diabetes? How do you know?

c) Which of the three patients has Type II diabetes? How do you know?

Patient A
Patient B
Patient C
300
300
300
250
250
250
200
200
200
150
150
150
100
100
100 -
healthy
50
50
50
30
60
Time after
90 120
30
60
90
Time after
120
30
60
90
Time after
120
type 2 diabetes
sugary drink (min)
sugary drink (min)
sugary drink (min)
500
500
500
type 1 diabetes
400
400
400
300
300
300
200
200 -
200
100
100
100
30
90
120
30
60
90
120
30 60
90
120
Time after
Time after
Time after
sugary drink (min)
sugary drink (min)
sugary drink (min)
Blood insulin
Blood glucose
(pmol/L)
(P/6u)
Blood insulin
Blood glucose
( udסו/ד)
(p/bu)
Blood glucose
Blood insulin
(pmol/L)
(1P/bw)

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