Insulin promotes the movement of __________ into ___________ cells. ( 1 word answer for each blank.
Glucose
Target
True or False - Unusually high levels of blood glucose can result from the pancreas not making enough insulin.
True
True or False. The pancreas can be making enough insulin and the patient still develops Type 2 Diabetes.
True
Sometimes the Target Cells, which contains the transport proteins, do not respond to the insulin and allow the glucose to be transported to inside the cells
True or False. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disorder.
False
Type 1 is an autoimmune disorder.
TRUE / FALSE The Beta cells of the pancreas are destroyed by the autoimmune response in Type 1 Diabetes.
True
TRUE / FALSE Juvenile-onset diabetes and insulin-dependent diabetes are other names for Type 1 diabetes.
True
Type 2 diabetes is associated with
1. A Lifestyle of overeating
2.Obesity
and
3. ___________________
Inactivity
TRUE / FALSE In insulin resistant diabetes, the target cells do no respond to what would typically be enough insulin to cause insulin to enter the cells.
True
They "resist" the action of the insulin.
Besides being known as Non-insulin-dependent diabetes, Type 2 diabetes can also be known as _______________ (2 to 3 words)
Adult-onset diabetes.
Why is adult-onset diabetes not the best name for Type 2 diabetes?
Although it used to appear later in life, due to the the increased rate of obesity in children, it is not limited to
"adults".
Hyperglycemia means _____ ______ _______. (3 words)
High blood sugar
When the cells of the body become chronically starved for energy (glucose), lipids are use for energy instead and they produce ketones, This may result in a condition called _____________ ____________ (2 words)
Diabetic ketoacidosis
TRUE / FALSE Diabetic ketoacidosis is more common in Type 2 Diabetes.
False
Type 1
Why is the Glycated Hemoglobin A1C (Hgb A1C, or just A1c) more valuable to determine the level of control of someone's diabetes.
It Indicates the average blood glucose level for the past 2 or 3 months
Is Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes more likely to require an insulin pump?
Type 1
Name several lifestyle changes that are important when a diagnosis of diabetes has been made.
Exercising
Planning and eating healthy meals
Stopping smoking
Limiting alcohol
Lowering stress
Name the 2 most important steps that can delay or even reverse Type 2 diabetes.
Weight loss of at least 33 pounds.
Regular exercise
___________ diabetes occurs in about 7% of pregnancies in the USA.
Gestational
TRUE / FALSE More women than men experience gestational diabetes.
True
Men don't get pregnant
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When the placenta produces hormones that make the mother's cells more resistant to insulin AND the mother's production of insulin is insufficient to overcome this resistance, the mother develops ____________ __________. (2 Words)
Gestational Diabetes
What is macrosomia?
Birth weight over 9 pounds.
Macrosomia is most often associated with which type of diabetes?
Type 1
Type 2
Gestational
Gestational