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what organ makes insulin?
pancreas! (beta cells)
Name some risk factors for pre-diabetes
- lack of physical activity
- unhealthy eating habits
- a family history of diabetes
- smoking
Where does glycolysis take place?
In the cytoplasm of the cell
what is prevalence
the total number of people living with diabetes
What is the patient's name?
Abel Ramos
what are the major tissues/cells in which GLUT4 is expressed?
skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and adipose tissue
what is the difference between type I and type II diabetes?
Type I: the body's immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, resulting in the body's inability to produce insulin
Type II: is characterized by insulin resistance, where the body's cells don't respond properly to insulin
what is the rate liming enzyme of glycolysis?
Phosphofructokinase (PFK1)
what is incidence
the number of new cases diagnosed within a specific period
36 yo
Where is GLUT 4 found before it is activated?
Storage vesicles in the cytoplasm
(true/false): Cohort studies are at the very top of the hierarchy of evidence
False
Name a product of the citric acid cycle
Accuracy
how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value
what was the patients fingerstick result? (in mg/dL)
114
what organ makes C-Peptide?
Pancreas!
Lifestyle modification to prevent diabetes is ____ intervention.
(primary, secondary or tertiary)
primary
Which ETC complex oxidizes NADH? (Complex I, II, III or IV)
Complex I
Precision
measures how close results are to one another.
31.6
what does a high/low levels of c-peptide indicate?
A low level of C-peptide may be considered normal if your blood sugar is low and you haven’t eaten recently. It can also mean that your body isn’t making enough insulin
A high level of C-peptide might mean your body is making too much insulin
Why are POC tests important?
which ATP synthase component is embedded in the inner mitochondria membrane?
(F0 or F1)
F0
sequelae
a condition or complication that arises as a consequence of a prior disease, injury, or other trauma
what is my cat's name? :)
Sabrina!