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what type of hormone is insulin?

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Peptide Hormone

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what does loss of glucose homeostasis lead to?

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Hyperglycaemia

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what is the blood sugar threshold for diabetes

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> 7mM at fasting level

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what is a healthy blood sugar level

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4-6mM

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In the pancreatic islet, what do beta cells secrete?

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insulin

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in the pancreatic islet, what do gamma cells secrete?

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somatostatin

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in the pancreatic islet, what do PP cells secrete?

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secrete pancreatic polypeptide

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what is insulin initially synthesized as?

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preproinsulin (before being cleaved into insulin)

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what do pancreatic alpha cells secrete

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glucagon

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can the brain make its own glucose?

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No

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what are the risks of hypoglycemia?

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Danger of coma

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what is the pre diabetic blood sugar range?

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6-7mM

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does insulin increase or decrease blood sugar levels?

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decrease

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what is the proportion of cells in the pancreatic islet?

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Alpha: 10-20%
beta: 60-80%
gamma: about 5%
PP cells: <1%

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what is the formation of insulin?

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2 polypeptide chains linked by disulphide bonds

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proinsulin is made up of?

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3 chains (ABC)

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which chains does active insulin have?

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A chain and B chain

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18
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which synthetic insulin is ultra short acting?

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lispro

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which synthetic insulin is short acting

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Regular

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which synthetic insulin is intermediate acting?

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NPH

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which synthetic insulin is long acting?

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ultralente

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which synthetic insulin is ultra long acting

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glargine

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lispro features

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– monomeric
– not antigenic
– the most rapidly acting insulin
– Injected within 15 minutes of beginning a meal
– short duration of action- must be used in
combination with longer-acting preparation for Type
1 diabetes unless used for continuous infusion

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glargine features

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Recombinant insulin analog that precipitates in the neutral environment of
subcutaneous tissue
– Peakless- prolonged action
– Administered as single bedtime dose

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is there a suitable synthetic alternative to the beta cell?
No
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through what receptor does glucose enter beta cells
GLUT 2
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what phosphorylates glucose?
glucokinase
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what does increased metabolism of glucose lead to?
an increase in intracellular ATP conc
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what is glucokinase
the blood glucose sensor
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how many ATP are produced per glucose?
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what does ATP do?
inhibits the ATP sensitive K+ channel
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what does inhibition of KATP lead to?
depolarisation of membrane
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what does depolarisation of the cell membrane lead to?
opening of voltage gated Ca2+ channels
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what does an increase in internal Ca+ conc lead to?
fusion of secretory vesicles with the cell membrane and release of insulin
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how does the secretion of insulin work?
* Beta cell is only cell in body that makes and secretes insulin (insulin used as marker of beta cell). * It should only do this in response to blood glucose rising above 5 mM. * In T1DM the beta cells are mostly lost. * In other forms of diabetes the beta cells lose the ability to sense changes in glucose
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why are there 2 phases of insulin release?
About 5% of insulin granules are instantly ready of release Reserve pool must undergo preparatory reactions to become mobilised and available for release * In poorly controlled T2DM insulin secretion weakens and flattens.
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how does pharmacological regulation of insulin secretion work?
sulphonylurea drugs mimic the action of ATP to depolarise beta cells. Incretins induce a glucose-dependent insulin release
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what is Type 1 diabetes caused by?
autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells.
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a definitive T1 diabetes diagnosis need what?
evidence of the presence of specific autoantibodies, combined with declining C-peptide production.
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how does T2 diabetes usually present?
hyperinsulinemia, as the beta cells try to compensate for the hyperglycemia caused by insulin resistance.
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diagnostic criteria in gestational diabetes?
lower than for other forms of diabetes (FBG>5.5) as this comes with significant risk of increased weight of offspring at birth.
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how is gestational diabetes treated?
lifestyle advice and sometimes metformin to improve insulin sensitivity
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is gestational diabetes associated with a high risk for T2 diabetes?
yes
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what is maturity onset diabetes of the young
monogenic disease with common clinical features to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Beta cell dysfunction but not autoimmune destruction.
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which proteins does KATP channel consist of?
An inward rectifier subunit (KIR) - pore subunit – Kir6 * A sulphonylurea receptor - regulatory subunit - SUR1 * Both are required to form a functional channel
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what mutation can lead to neonatal diabetes?
Kir6.2 mutations this is due to constitutively activated KATP channels or an increase in KATP numbers usually responds to SURs
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what does a Kir6.2 or SUR1 mutations lead to?
congenital hyperinsulin
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when does insulin resistance occur?
through reduced insulin sensing and/or signalling.
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why does insulin resistance happen?
most commonly associated with obesity, however near complete absence of adipose also results in insulin resistance. Therefore normal adipose functionality should be considered a key mediator of insulin sensitivity, rather than simply thinking of excess fat as a antagonist of insulin action
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what is the best way to combat insulin resistance?
weight loss
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Type 2 diabetes is usually monogenic-true or false?
false polygenic
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why does monogenic severe insulin resistance occur?
due to mutation in key signalling pathways
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What is leprechaunism- Donohue Syndrome?
Rare autosomal recessive genetic trait * Mutations in the gene for the insulin receptor * Severe insulin resistance * Developmental abnormalities – elfin facial appearance – growth retardation – absence of subcutaneous fat, decreased muscle mass * Caused by defects in insulin binding or insulin receptor signalling
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what is Rabson Mendenhall syndrome?
Rare autosomal recessive genetic trait * Severe insulin resistance, hyperglycemia and compensatory hyperinsulinemia * Developmental abnormalities * Acanthosis nigricans (hyperpigmentation) * Fasting hypoglycaemia (due to hyperinsulinemia) * Diabetic ketoacidosis * Severe cases linked to mutations in the insulin receptor that reduce sensitivity
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what are the symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis
Vomiting Dehydration Increased heart rate Distinctive smell on breath (acetone smell)
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where are ketone bodies formed?
Formed in liver mitochondria – derived from acetyl-CoA, which is from b oxidation of fats
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what are they converted back to in energy metabolism?
acetyl-CoA
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what does low levels of insulin inhibit?
inhibit lipolysis and prevent ketone body overload
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In T1 diabetes, what causes DKA?
insulin supplementation is missed
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is DKA rarer in T1 or T2?
T2
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how does DKA occur in T2?
insulin resistance and deficiency increases, alongside increase in glucagon
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what does fatty acid oxidation yield?
acetyl-CoA which enters the TCA cycle if fat and carbohydrate degradation are balanced
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what happens if supply of Pyruvate/oxaloacetate is limited?
Acetyl CoA is diverted to ketones.
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what is oxaloacetate consumed for?
gluconeogenesis
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what does high glucose excretion cause?
dehydration, exacerbates acidosis Coma, death

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