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_________ is the name for a group of serious and chronic disorders
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Diabetes mellitus
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Diabetes mellitus affect the metabolism of _______
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Carbs
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Diabetes Mellitus is the major cause of what name 4
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Death, Kidney and heart disease, amputations of toes,feet, and legs, and infections
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True/False: Diabetes insipid has large amounts of sugar in the urine?
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False ( not sweet )
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What a rare condition caused by a damaged pituatary gland
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Diabetes insipid
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Glucose is transported by the blood, and its entry into the cells is caused by ______
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Hormones
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The primary hormone is
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Insulin
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When inadequate insulin is secreted what happens to the glucose?
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It cannot enter the cells therefore cause an accumulation of glucose
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When there is a excess of glucose in the blood the condition is called
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Hyperglycemia
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Another hormone?
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Glucagon
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Glucagon is secreated by the ?
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alpha cells in the islets of langerhan
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2nd hormone?
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Somatistatin
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Somatistatin is secreated by the ?
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Delta cells of the islets of langerhan and the hypothalamus
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What hormone inhibits the release of glucagon and insulin?
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Somatistatin
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Ketones can lower blood ph and cause _______
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Acidosis
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Diabetic Coma can lead to death if not treated by?
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insulin and fluids
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Type 1 diabetes
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When the immune system attach the beta cells
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Risks for type 1 diabetes
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genetics, autoimmune status and environmental factos
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Type 2 diabetes is sometomes called?
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Adult onset diabetes
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Cause of type 2 diabetes
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Obesity
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Type 2 diabetes usually occur in people over the age of
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40
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Normal blood glucose reading are
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70 to 110mg
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Tx of diabetes is intended to:
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control blood glucose
Nourishment for the client Prevent/delay symptoms and complications |
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Exogenous insulin is a _______
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protein
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Insulin classifications:
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very rapid, rapid, intermediate, and long acting
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Most commonly used insulin
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Intermediate acting
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Intermediate acting insulin last within _____ to _____ hrs, and effective for ____ to ____ hrs
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2 to 8, 24 to 28
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Diabetic coma is caused by:
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caused by too much sugar or too little insulin
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DM is a metabolic disorder in which ______ accumulates in the blood
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glucose
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Symptoms of Insulin reaction
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headache, blurred vision, poor coordination, confusion, tremors, and eventually unconsciousness
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What should you do if a client is in insulin reaction?
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sugar cube, beverage containing sugar, followed by a complex carb
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Glucose is transported by the blood, its entry into the cells are caused by?
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Hormones
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Insulin is secreted by the _____ cells of the islets of langerhan
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Beta
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Glucagon is secreted by the _______ islets of langerhan
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Alpha
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Somatostain is secreted by the _______ islets of langerhan
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Delta
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The inability to metabolize glucose causes the body to break down it own tissue for ______, and _________
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Protein and fats
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When the ability to metabolize glucose occurs what else can happen because of the tissue breakdown?
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Polyphagia
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The liver produce ketones from?
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the excessive breakdown of fats
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Acidosis can quickly lead to?
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Diabetic coma
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Diabetic client suffer from disease in the
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Vascular Sx
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Prediabetics means:
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the cells in the body are not using insulin properly
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Diagnosis for a prediabetic can be determined by?
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Fasting blood glucose
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Fasting blood glucose should be _______ but less than ______
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110, 126
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Factors that contribute to Type 2 diabetes
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obesity, gestational diabetes race, physical inactivity
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Excessive thirst
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polydipsia
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Excessive urination
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polyuria
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Excessive eating
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polyphagia
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Excessive lipid in the blood
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dyslipidemia
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Damage to the small blood vessels in the eyes
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retinopathy
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Nerve damage
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neuropathy
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