CARBS MAIN PT.2 Flashcards
(37 cards)
When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release?
INSULIN
acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy
Insulin
If you have this disease, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use the insulin it makes as well as it should
diabetes
Symptoms of Diabetes
3Ps
common ones seen in diabetic patients
3Ps
increase urination
Polyuria
increase thirst
Polydipsia
increase eating due to hunger
Polyphagia
Other noted symptoms of diabetes (5)
- Weight loss
- Slow healing of wounds
- Extreme fatigue
- Blurry vision
- Tingling or numbness in the hands and feet
most diagnosed in children and teenagers
Type 1
happens when your body stops
responding to the insulin your pancreas makes
Type 2
an autoimmune condition
Type 1
hormones made in the placenta can lower your body’s sensitivity to insulin
Gestational
immune system attacks the cells in your pancreas responsible for making insulin
Type 1
this type of diabetes is a response to the hormonal changes that happen during pregnancy
Gestational
Over time, your pancreas also stops producing enough insulin
Type 2
may result in high blood sugar during pregnancy
Gestational
generally linked to a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors
Type 2
Galactosemia is also known as? (3)
- galactose-1-phosphate uridylyl transferase deficiency
- transferase deficiency galactosemia
- GALT deficiency
rare, hereditary disorder of
carbohydrate metabolism that affects the body’s ability to convert galactose to glucose
Galactosemia
galactose produced by the
human body
endogenous galactose
caused by a deficiency of an enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridylyl transferase (GALT)
GALACTOSEMIA
inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic condition
GALACTOSEMIA
sugars with one mol.
Monosac
