In The Body
Most of the food you eat breaks down into this...
Glucose
These are the three main types of diabetes..
Type 1
Type 2
Gestational
An a1C of 5.9 would mean someone is positive for this diagnosis...
Pre-diabetes
Having gestational diabetes is a risk factor for this..
Type 2 diabetes
Your body uses glucose as a source of this..
Energy
In this type of diabetes the body's immune system turns against itself..
Type 1 Diabetes
Fasting plasma glucose
Oral glucose tolerance test
A1C
Random blood glucose test
Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed before this age..
30
You body needs this hormone in order for glucose to get into the cells...
Insulin
Doing this can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes..
Losing 5-7% of body weight
An a1C of this number or higher would lead to a diagnosis of Type 1 or 2 diabetes...
6.5%
Our cells use this for energy if they are not able to use glucose..
Fat
This organ holds extras stores of glucose shall your body ever need it..
The Liver
In this type of diabetes the body is still producing insulin but the cells do not respond as they should..
Type 2 Diabetes
This test for diabetes does not require fasting..
A1C or Random blood glucose test
A build up of ketones can lead to this life threatening condition..
Diabetic ketoacidosis
This organ produces insulin..
In the absence of glucose burning a lot of fat very quickly causes a build of of this these acids...
Ketones
To diagnosis diabetes with this test blood glucose must test 200mg/dL or higher and the patient must have symptoms such as excessive thirst
Random Blood Glucose
ALL people with this type of diabetes must take insulin to stay alive..
Type 1 diabetes