Diabetes
Diabetes: Treat and Diagnose DIABETES
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
What am I?
100
a disease characterized by the body's inability or decreased ability to produce insulin resulting in elevated glucose levels throughout the body.
What is diabetes
100
A hormone that is produced by the pancreas
What is insulin
100
A condition caused by insufficient thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion.
What is hypothyroidism?
100
The thyroid gland is overactive & you have too much thyroid hormone.
Increase in hormones = increase in metabolism = increase in body processes
What is hyperthyroidism?
100
Where I should log my symptoms, symptom details, & questions for my doctor.
What is the log journal?
200
The most common type of Diabetes Mellitus
What is Type II Diabetes
200
Measures how carbs affect your blood glucose levels
What is glycemic index
200
Symptoms you should report to your doctor.
200
Symptoms you should report to your doctor.
What are the symptoms of Hyperthyroidism?
200
How the body uses the energy you get from eating and drinking.
What is metabolism?
300
The type of diabetes you are required to use insulin therapy for the rest of your life
What is type 1 diabetes
300
The most reliable type of test for diabetes.
What is hemoglobin A1C
300
Things you need to be aware of to better understand chances of having hypothyroidism.
What are the risk factors associated with hypothyroidism?
300
- Diet = monitor iodine intake
- Viral infections = hand hygiene, maintain healthy immune system
What are the modifiable risk factors associated with hyperthyroidism?
300
Endocrine disorder involving the pancreas
What is diabetes?
400
Macronutrient that is converted into glucose in the body
What is carbohydrate
400
Treatment for type I diabetes
What is insulin therapy
400
A medication used to treat psychiatric disorders that can cause hypothyroidism.
What is Lithium?
400
Is a autoimmune disorder. An antibody is created (TSI) that causes the thyroid to create too much thyroid hormone. Is more common in women and bulging eyes are a common sign.
What is Graves Disease?
400
A system is the of glands that produce hormones that regulate metabolism and many other body processes.
What is the endocrine system?
500
LIST THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO DECREASE YOUR RISK FOR DIABETES
To name a few: excercise, eat healthy, lower BMI, focus on eating less carbohydrates, don't skip meals, eat less sugar, maintain a healthy body weight
500
The Hemoglobin A1C level that would classify you as diabetic
What is 6.5% or greater
500
Most common cause of hypothyroidism & a form of thyroid inflammation caused by your own immune system.
What is Hashimoto thyroiditis?
500
The amount of Thyroid hormone in the blood determines the reaction.
What triggers the thyroid hormone regulatory process in the brain?
Additional:
-How is that tested?
-What other hormones are involved?
500
A hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce T3 & T4 (thyroid hormones), which stimulates the metabolism in the body.
What is TSH?