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A closed loop system for insulin delivery contains: - Answer-an insulin pump and a continuous blood glucose meter. A complete lack of vitamin A in a person's diet can lead to - Answer-blindness A continuous glucose monitor measures blood glucose approximately once every: - Answer-minute Afrezza and Exubera are two different insulin delivery systems. The most notable difference between the two is: - Answer-the inhaler for exubera is much larger than the inhaler for Afrezza Afrezza and Exubera are two different insulin delivery systems. These two systems both: - Answer-deliver insulin through the lungs. An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) is the committee that decides whether to provide funding for scientists' experiments. T or F - Answer-false An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) must have at least five members. One of these members must be a non-scientist. T or F - Answer-true An insulin pen differs from an insulin pump because - Answer-an insulin pump is attached to your body by tubing, but an insulin pen is not. Arnold Beckman invented and sold one of the first integrated - Answer-pH meters Around 1920, the amount of glucose in blood could be measured by an electronic meter. T or F - AnswerFalse Axel Ullrich was the first person to insert the human insulin gene into a bacteria, or clone the insulin gene. He obtained the human insulin gene that he cloned from: - Answer-a woman's insulinoma tumor that was surgically removed.Beta carotene is a precursor to Vitamin A. The CARET trial showed that heavy smokers who took a daily 30 mg beta carotene supplement had: - Answer-higher rates of lung cancer than the control group Charles Evan Hughes, the US Secretary of State in 1920, was diagnosed with diabetes in 1920. T or F - Answer-False Classic symptoms of diabetes include - Answer-excessive urination Congress passed the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 after an uproar caused by the publication of an article about dog dealers in which magazine? - Answer-Life Currently, if a scientist wants to experiment on mammals, the scientist's experiment must be approved by a committee that is composed entirely of other scientists. T or F - Answer-True