diabetes & diseases Flashcards
what are the categories of diseases?
genetic, contagious, environmental, self-inflicted, combination
define genes
they are there but aren’t activated or turned on
what are the top U.S causes of death?
heart disease, cancer, diabetes, influenza & pneumonia, and suicide
what is diabetes?
high levels of blood sugar or problems with insulin
how many Americans had diabetes
34.2 million
how many Americans have either diabetes or pre-diabetes?
1/3
what is insulin?
a protein (when sugar levels are high insulin changes to fat and the opposite when they are low (change to sugar)
where is insulin located
pancreas
example of genetic diseases
sickle cell anemia
PKD
type 1 diabetes
example of contagious diseases
covid
flu
pneumonia
example of environmental diseases
hypothermia
black lung disease
led in water in Flint, Michigan
mesothelioma
example of self-inflicted diseases
type 2 diabetes
combination
cancer (needs to be activated)
lung cancer
three differences between type 1 and 2 diabetes
type 1 = genetic, autoimmune, pancreas does not make insulin
type 2 = self-inflicted, not autoimmune, pancreas makes insulin
what is the difference between treatment and cure?
treatments relieve symptoms, cure eliminates disease
