Antidiabetic Flashcards
4 hormones secreted by pancreatic islets
Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin
Pancreatic polypeptide
Most common effect of uncontrolled diabetes is
Hyperglycemia
Type of diabetes where you the body stops making insulin is
Type 1 diabetes
What type of diabetes is insulin resistance seen in
Type 2
Symptoms of diabetes
Blurred vision Going to the toilet often at nights Fatigue Loosing weight Thrush or itches Being really thirsty
In random blood sugar test what figure depicts diabetes
200 mg/dL
During fasting blood sugar test what number depicts diabetes
126mg/dl or more
100mg/dl is normal
100-125 is pre diabetic
What tests helps to distinguish btw type1 or type 2
Test for autoantibodies
The presence of ketones byproducts that forms the breakdown of fat in your urine suggests
Type 1 diabetes
Treatment for type 1 diabetes
Taking Insulin
Eating healthy
Blood sugar monitoring
Exercise regularly
Types of insulin
Short acting; regular insulin
Rapid-acting
Intermediate-acting
Long acting
Examples of short acting insulin
Humlin R and novolin R
Rapid acting inslulin eg
Insulin glulisine, insulin lispro, insulin aspart
Long acting insulin eg
Glargine
Detemir
Degludec
Intermediate acting eg
Nph