quiz 3 Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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what are ways to manage diabetes?

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Food, meds, exercise, foot care, monitor BGL

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2
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Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes?

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External Insulin

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3
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What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

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produces ketones when body can’t produce enough insulin

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4
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What is glucosuria?

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Lots of urinating

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5
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Polydipsia? and Polyphagia?

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Thirsty and Hungry

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6
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Post prandial?

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Period after eating

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7
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Type 1 diabeties is insufficient in amount or insulin doesn’t work?

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Insufficient in ammount

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8
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Glucosuria Symptom is what?

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Peeing a lot— smells of sugar

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9
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Blurred vision ?

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High blood sugar resulting in change of shape in the lens of the eye— blindness

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10
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How does glucose (hyperglycemia) complications for people with diabetes? (2)

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  1. Nerve damage: ie. loss of sensation to foot or legs

2. Vascular Damage macro and micro , eyes, brain, heart.

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What are the three major components of managing diabetes?

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  1. Diet
  2. Exercise
  3. Meds/Insulin
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12
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What can delay the onset of diabetic complications?

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Tight control of blood sugar (4-7 range) how can this be dangerous? : result in hypoglycemia low BGL

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13
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Hygoglycemia is ?

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Low BGL and excessive insulin

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14
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Signs of hypoglycemia?

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Confused, nervousness, tired: coma /death

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15
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Hyperglycemia signs?

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Dehydrations, weight loss

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16
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What does the endocrine System do?

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Employs hormones to relay messages. Secretes hormones.

17
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Negative feedback loop does what?

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Brings back to a set point… Insulin does this to get rid of sugar high.. bring things back down.

18
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Where can hormones cause effect? (specificity)

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Anywhere but will only bind to specific cell receptors

19
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The cells that a hormone affects are called?

20
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What 2 types of hormones are there?

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  1. Steriod (lipids and fats

2. Non steriod (protien)

21
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How does a hormone cause effect? 2 ways

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ENTERS a cell to bind to receptor or

Finds receptor on OUTSIDE of cell

22
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Which two organs work together to regulate the level of glucose in the blood?

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Pancreas: secretes

Liver :stores

23
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Does the liver produce hormones?

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Not fot blood suga it stores energy

24
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What are the islets of lengerhans? What cells are in there?

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Within the pancreas
Alpha cells- secrete glucose
Beta cells-secrete insulin

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When is insulin typically released? when do the levels of insulin return to baseline
After a meal... 2-3 hours return to baseline.
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What happens to insulin once its secreted?
Used up and degreated or destroued by liver and kidneys
27
Two basic types of adipose tissue?
``` Sub-cutaneous (deeper fat all over body) Viscerol fat (torso fat stored around organs) most dangerous fat. ```
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What are three ways to assess a persons visceral fat?
BMI Waist circumference Waste-hip ratio
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What affects can increased visceral fat have on body?
Adipokines increases and causes resistance to insulin
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What are 2 tests that can be done to see if a person has hyperglycemia related to insulin resistance?
FPG Fasting plasma glucose | 2hPG
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What is IPG and IGT
IPG impaired fasting glucose | IGT impaired glucose tolerance
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A1C monitors...
glucose levels over past 3 months.
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Group of symptoms that when found together indicate high risk for Cardiovascular and diabetes this is called?
Metabolic Syndrome (cluster of symptoms and disorders)
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The Dx for Metabolic Syndrome is the presense of 3 of the following
Elevated waste circumference fasting BGL or IPG Elevated BP