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