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1
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What are the two types of diabetes mellitus?

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Deficiency of insulin & insulin resistance

2
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Define diabetes inspidus

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deficiency of antidiuretic hormone

3
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Where are peptide hormones produced?

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Beta cells of islets of langerhans (pancreas)

4
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Where does glucagon bind to?

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Cell membrane receptors

5
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What requires insulin to absorb glucose?

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skeletal muscle cells and fat cells

6
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What do not require insulin to absorb glucose?

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Neurons

7
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What does insulin do?

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Makes cell uptake glucose and amino acids. ^glycogen and fatty acid synthesis. Decreases lipolysis, proteinolysis and gluconeogenesis.

8
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Where is insulin released from?

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B-cells

9
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How is insulin release controlled?

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direct feedback. Some autonomic control and CCK releases it. B-cells absorb glucose via glucose transporter GLUT2.

10
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What are the acute consequences of insulin deficiency?

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Hyperglycaemia, ketosis, acidosis, hyperosmolar state.

11
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What are the chronic consequences of insulin deficiency?

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CV disease, nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy

12
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What is type 1 diabetes mellitus?

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Autoimmune destruction of B-cells

13
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What can trigger Type 1?

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Viral infections (coxsackie or rubella viruses). Gene (HLA) subtype suseptibility. Childhood.

14
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Symptoms of type 1?

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Polyuria, polydipsia, hunger, weight loss.

15
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Where (in normal glomerulus filtration) is glucose resorbed?

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proximal renal tubule

16
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What is the threshold for resorption of glucose for glomerulus?

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10mmol/l

17
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Polyuria->

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glycosuria -> osmotic polyuria

18
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Define polydipsia

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Very thirsty

19
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How is someone biochemically diagnosed with DM?

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Fasting plasma glucose at or above 7.0mmol/l. 11.1mmol/l two hrs after 75g glucose of random test 11.1

20
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What are the acute presentations of diabetes mellitus?

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Ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar nonketotic stat, hypoglycaemia, diabetic foot

21
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What is ketoacidosis?

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Rapid break down of fat and protein releasing ketones and acid into blood. In DM type 1

22
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What is hyperosmolar nonketotic state?

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Severe dehydration in DM type 2

23
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What are the chronic presentations of DM?

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Macrovascular and Microvascular diseases

24
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What is retinopathy?

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Proliferation of blood vessels in retina, retinal haemorrhages.

25
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Examples of macrovascular diseases?

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Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease. (effect coronary arteries, aorta, brain and limb arteries)

26
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Examples of microvascular diseases?

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Retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, nephropathy

27
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Notes on neuropathy?

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Microangiopathy of vasa nervosum -> peripheral numbness/tingling, neuropathyic pain, weakness.

28
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Effects of autonomic neuropathy

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Vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, impotence, incontinence, anorgasmia, postural hypotension

29
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Define vasa nervosum

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Small arteries that provide blood supply to peripheral nerves

30
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How can someone gain nephropthy?

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Microangiopathy of glomerular capillaries.

31
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Pathology of nephropathy?

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Nodular and diffuse glomerulosclerosis

32
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Clinical effects of nephropathy?

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Chronic renal failure (nephrotic syndrome); hypertension

33
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What is type 2 DM?

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Noninsulin dependent, Peripheral insulin resistance, B-cell response to glucose delayed or absent.

34
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What is gestational DM?

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diabetes triggered by pregnancy (hormonal changes)

35
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What are the risk factors for gestational diabetes?

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Maternal age, fam history of type 2, African/North American, previous babe over 4Kg. Smoking.

36
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What are the dangers to mother of gastational diabetes?

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^ risk of DM type 2 later in life, hypertension, pre-eclamsia/clampsia (one of more convulsions. Obstructed labour.

37
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Dangers of gastational diabetes for child?

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Risk of DM type 2 later in life, obesity, macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycaemia, jaundice, respiratory distress syndrome.

38
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What is macrosomia?

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Excessive child growth in uterus

39
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What are the causes for secondary DM?

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Chronic pancreatitis, CF, pancreatic surgery, endocrine disease (cushing’s syndrome), Corticosteroids.

40
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What is haemachromatosis?

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Hereditary disorder where iron salts are deposited in tissue -> liver damage/DM

41
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Infections more likely with DM. Give top two examples

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Osteomyelitis (inflam of bone or bone marrow) and septicaemia.