Blood Sugar Basics
This hormone helps move glucose from the bloodstream into the body's cells for energy.
What is insulin?
DKA stands for this serious diabetes emergency
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
A student with diabetes is vomiting, breathing deeply and rapidly, and is confused. This is the safest next step.
What is call 911?
This type of diabetes happens when the immune system destroys the pancreatic cells that make insulin.
What is Type I diabetes?
DKA is most common in people with this type of diabetes mellitus.
What is Type I diabetes?
A person with low blood sugar should eat this many grams of carbs per 15 minutes.
Shaking, sweating, hunger, dizziness, and confusion can be signs of this blood-glucose emergency.
What is hypoglycemia?
In DKA, the body breaks down this stored fuel for energy and produces ketones.
What is fat?
A conscious person has symptoms of low blood glucose. This is rule is used to calculate carbs to help get their blood glucose up.,
What is the 15-15 rule?