Diabetes A
A multi-system disease that involves insufficient insulin production, utilization, or both
What is diabetes?
The most common type of diabetes is known as:
What is type 2 diabetes (AKA NIDDM)?
These three findings on assessment are known as the 3 P's and are seen with diabetes (especially type 1). What is polydipsia, polyuria, & polyphagia?
The patient is thirsty, have frequent urination and is hungry because glucose cannot get into the cell without insulin.
Fetal hyperglycemia occurs when the fetal beta cells secret secrete extra insulin. This enhances growth of fat deposits. The fetus can be over 10 lbs.
What can happen if a mother has untreated gestational diabetes?
The network of nerves in your feet are damaged causing the sensation of pain to be reduced and increasing the possibility of amputation.
What is diabetic neuropathy?
Carbohydrate digestion first occurs where in the body?
What is enzymatic activity (amylase) occurring in the mouth?
A life-threatening condition with diabetes when there is insufficient insulin in the body which leads to metabolic acidosis. Commonly triggered by illness.
What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)?
This body shape increases one's risk for the development of type 2 diabetes
What is apple shape or central/trunk obesity?
Clients that take regular insulin should schedule administration how many minutes before the meal?
What is 30 minutes before eating?
The B cells, that produce insulin, are located here in the pancreas.
What are the Islets of Langerhans?
In this condition, the diabetic students blood glucose level is high, it is a slow, gradual onset with excessive urination, deep labored breathing and the patient can have drowsiness.
What is Hyperglycemia?
This lab test reflects glucose levels over a period of 3-4 months.
What is Hgb A1c?
The A1C test is also called the glycated hemoglobin, glycosylated hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1C or HbA1c test.
Diabetes causes an excessive amount of glucose to remain in the bloodstream, which may damage the blood vessels. Within the eye the damaged vessels may leak blood and fluid into the surrounding tissues and cause vision problems.
What is Diabetic Retinopathy?
If you did not get a chance to eat breakfast, you then have a decrease of blood glucose. Which hormone allows glucose release by glycogen breakdown?
What is the function of Glucagon?
A student eats a meal...then what happens?
What is the function of insulin? Insulin is released by the beta cells that "pushes" glucose into the cells.
What impact could beer have on a diabetic student?
Significantly raise blood glucose levels because alcohol is made from carbohydrates.
The three things that researchers believe to be linked to the development of diabetes include:
What is genetics, auto-immune issues, and environmental exposures (viral or obesity)?
How is glucose metabolized?
What occurs during Glycolysis?
Manifestations of type 2 diabetes include:
What is (name one of these): fatigue, recurrent infections, prolonged wound healing, visual changes?
In this condition, it can occur suddenly, there can be diaphoresis, dizziness, tremors, irritability, possibly delirium.
What is Hypoglycemia?
Is the pancreas an exocrine or endocrine gland?
What is an endocrine gland?