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Diabetes Mellitus
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a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action or both
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Insulin
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pickup truck for glucose
glucose used as energy pancreas produces insulin via ilet cells |
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ketones
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biproduct of burning fat/muscle
people w/diabetes have ketones in urine b/c they burn fat/muscle instead of carbs-when not enough food in normal person |
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How Insulin Works
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normally continuously released into the bloodstream in small increments (basal rate) w/boluses when food is ingested to maintain normal blood glucose levels (norm = 70-110)
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What Insulin Promotes
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promotes glucose transport from the bloodstream, across the cell membrane
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Without Insulin
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without insulin, or if cells resist insulin, glucose remains in the blood stream and cant get into the cells as fuel and blood levels of glucose increase, but cells are starving for energy
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DM as multisystem
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related to abnormal insulin production, impaired insulin utilization or both
prevalence increasing rapidly leading cause of adult blindness, ESRD, amputations, heart disease and stroke |
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Hyperglycemia
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damage to endothelium (inner lining of blood vessels)
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