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Key factors in controlling Type II diabetes?
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Diet and physical activity
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What is the common measurement of blood glucose level?
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mg/dl or milligrams per deciliter. May also be measured as mmol/l or millimoles per liter.
1mmol/l = 18 mg/dl |
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Central issue in reducing effects of diabetes?
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Regulation of blood glucose levels
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DCCT
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Diabetes Control & Complications Trial
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What is Type II diabetes?
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Also known as "maturity onset" diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM). Sufferer produces insulin but it is not effective in controlling blood glucose level.
Insulin-resistant diabetes |
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What is type I diabets?
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Also known as "juvenile onset" diabetes, the sufferer produces no insulin and is dependent on insulin injections to survive. Also known as insulin dependent diabetes mellitus - IDDM. Autoimmune diabetes.
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What is insulin?
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Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas' beta cells.
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Alpha cells
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Pancreatic cells that produce glucagon.
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What are beta cells?
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Pancreatic cells that produce,store and release insulin into the blood stream.
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