25: Drugs For Diabetes

Question 0

Adenosine triphosphate ATP

Answer 0

The main chemical energy substance that drives all the cellular reactions of the body

Question 1

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 1

metabolic disease that results from either the loss of the ability to make insulin or the loss of preceptor sensitivity to the presence of insulin

Question 2

Euglycemia

Answer 2

A fasting blood glucose level that is in the normal range of 72 110 mg /dL

Question 3

Glucagon

Answer 3

The hormone released by all the cells of the pancreas that prevent hypoglycemia by breaking down glycogen from the liver into glucose

Question 4

Glucose

Answer 4

The most common simple carbohydrate and the main fuel for the human body. Once inside cells, glucose is used to make the chemical energy substance adenosine triphosphate ATP

Question 5

Glycogen

Answer 5

A human starch that serves as a storage form of extra glucose

Question 6

Hyperglycemia

Answer 6

A blood glucose level that is above normal or higher than 110 mg/dL when fasting

Question 7

Hypoglycemia

Answer 7

A blood glucose level below normal or lower than 70 mg/dL when fasting

Question 8

Insulin

Answer 8

The hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas to prevent blood glucose levels from becoming too high

Question 9

Ketoacidosis

Answer 9

And excessive buildup of Keytone bodies that occur when cells use fat rather than glucose for fuel. Keytone bodies are formed as a byproduct of fat metabolism.