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13 Cards in this Set
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Age at onset
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Type 1: More common in young persons but can happen at any age
Type 2: Usu. age 35 or older but can occur at any age, Incidence is increasing in children (i.e., obesity) |
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Type of onset
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Type I: S/S abrupt but disease process may be present for several years
Type 2: Insidious, may go undiagnosed for years |
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Prevalence
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Type 1: 5-10% of all types of diabetes
Type 2: 90-95% of all types of diabetes |
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Environmental factors
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Type 1: Virus, toxins
Type 2: Obesity, lack of exercise |
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Primary defect
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Type 1: Absent or minimal insulin production
Type 2: Insulin resistance, decreased insulin production over time, alterations in production of adipokines |
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Islet cell antibodies
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Type I: Often present at onset
Type 2: Absent |
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Endogenous insulin
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Type 1: Minimal or absent
Type 2: Possibly excessive; adequate but delayed secretion or reduced utilization; secretions diminish over time |
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Nutritional status
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Type 1: Thin, normal or obese
Type 2: Obese or normal |
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Symptoms
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Type 1: Thirst, polyuria, polyphagia, fatigue, weight loss
Type 2: Frequently none, fatigue, recurrent infections |
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Ketosis
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Type 1: Prone at onset or during insulin deficiency
Type 2: Resistant except during infection or stress |
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Nutritional therapy
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Type 1: Essential
Type 2: Essential |
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Insulin
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Type 1: Required for all
Type 2: Required for some |
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Vascular & neurologic complications
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Type 1: Frequent
Type 2: Frequent |
