Diabetes Unit 4 Flashcards
Insulin is key
Insulin a role is to stimulate THE UPTAKE OF GLUCOSE by the cells
What is diabetes?
Diabetes Melkite is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin
-characterized by high blood sugar
Why is diabetes on the rise?
Increased sedentary lifestyle
Increased high risk ethnic populations
Increasing age of population
Types of diabetes
Type 1-5%-10%-begins in childhood, can’t make insulin
Type 2-90-95%-insulin resistance
Linked to obesity and physical inactivity
Type 1 Diabetes
Immune mediated-formerly juvenile diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Non insulin dependent diabetes
Onsets after age 40
May have Asymptomatic HYPERGLYCEMIA for many years
Obesity and insulin resistance are common
Gestational Diabetes
Diagnosed during 2nd trimester
More common in obese mothers
Large baby’s 9+
Signs am symptoms
Type1-acute ketoacidosis Type2-Asymptomatic initially Fatigue Blurred vision Increased hunger and urine production
Ketoacidosis
High blood sugar levels with lack of insulin makes acid in blood
Happens when body produces ketone and insulin is low
Diagnosis
Fasting plasma glucose test
Oral glucose tolerance test
Random plasma glucose test
Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose
Predicable tic reversible conditions
T2D non modifiable risk factors
Over 45 years old
Family history
Birth of 9 pound baby
History of obesity
T2D lifestyle risk factors
OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE particularly visceral fat despoliation
Physical inactivity
Smoking
Complications of Diabetes
Acute complications are related to HIGH AND LOW BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
chronic are generally more serious and are related to THE COMORBIDITIES THAT ACCOMPANY DIABETES
Chronic complications of diabetes
Can effect the radio vascular and nervous system
