Diabetes, CMS and diseases Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Cardiovascular disease
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A group of disorders of the heart or blood vessels
2
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Atherosclerosis
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A disease of the arteries due to the deposition of fatty materials in the lumen
3
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure
4
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Blood pressure
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Determined by amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in artereis
5
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Type 1 diabetes
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- Body produces little or no insulin
- Insulin helps the body to use glucose for energy
- Blood glucose becomes very high
- Autoimmune response
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Type 2 diabetes
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- Insulin resistance
- Increasing risk with obesity and age
- More insulin is released due to it not working properly
- Pancreas eventually stops working (hyperglycaemia)
