CARBOHYDRATES Flashcards
Hydrates of aldehyde or ketone derivatices based on the location of the CO functional group
Carbohydrates
Simplest Carbohydrate (CHO)
Glycol Adlehyde
Only carbohydrate to be directly used for energy or stored as glycogen
Glucose
The ___ is completely dependent on blood glucose for energy produce
2/3 of glucose utilization in adults occurs in CNS
Brain
Glucose metabolism generates ___ as intermediate products
Pyruvic Acid
Lactic Acid
Acetylcoenzyme A
Product of complete oxidation of glucose
CO2
H2O
ATP
Reducing substances/ sugars
Glucose
Maltose
Fructose
Lactose
Galactose
Most common nonreducing sugar
Sucrose
Nonreducing sugars do not contain what?
Active ketone or aldehyde group
Both an endocrine and exocrine organ in the control of carbohydrate metabolism
Pancreas
Why is pancreas an endocrine gland?
It secretes hormones:
Insulin
Glucagon
Somatostatin
Why is pancreas an exocrine gland?
It produces and secretes Amylase
breakdown of ingested complex carbohydrates
Primary hormone responsible for the entry of glucose
Insulin
Where is Insulin synthesized in the pancreas
Beta cells
Normally released whn glucose levels are high
Insulin
Only hormone that decreases glucose levels
also called as a Hypoglycemic agent
Insulin
Insulin Promotes what
Glycogenesis
Lipogenesis
Glycolysis
Glucose to Gylcogen
Glycogenesis
Glucose to Fatty Acid
Lipogenesis
Glucose to Pyruvate or Lactate to Energy
Glycolysis
Glycogen to Glucose
Glycogenolysis
Glucose-6-phosphate from non-carbohydrate sources
Gluconeogenesis
Fats to Energy
Lipolysis
Primary hormone responsible for increasing glucose
(Hyperglycemic agent)
Glucagon
What cell synthesizes Glucagon
Alpha cells of Islets of Langerhans in the Pancreas
Other hormones that tend to increase glucose concentration:
5
- Cortisol & Corticosteroids
- Catecholamines
- Growth Hormone
- Thyroid Hormone
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Produced by delta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas
Somatostatin
Somatostatin function
Primarily inhibits the action of insulin, growth hormone and glucagon
Increase in blood glucose concentration
Toxic to beta cell function and impairs insulin secretion
Hyperglycemia
FBS level of a Hyperglycemic patient
(> /= 126 mg/dL)
Laboratory findings in Hyperglycemia
- Inc glucose in plasma & urine
- Inc urine specific gravity
- Ketonuria & Ketonemia
- Dec blood & urine pH (Acidosis)
- Electrolyte imbalance (Dec Na, Inc K, Dec HCO3)
Which type of DM patients are more likely to produce ketones?
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patients
Results from an imbalance between glucose utilization & production
Decreased glucose levels
Hypoglycemia
- Low blood glucose concentration
- Typical symptoms
- Symptoms alleviated by glucose administration
Whipple’s triad
Group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin receptors, or both
Diabetes Mellitus
Fasting plasma glucose concentration result that are diagnostic of DM
Greater than or Equal to 126 mg/dL
(On more than one testing)
Fasting plasma glucose concentration result that are diagnostic of DM
Greater than or Equal to 126 mg/dL
(On more than one testing)
When plasma glucose levels exceeds 180 mg/dL with normal renal function
Glucosuria
Other name for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)
- Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus
- Brittle Diabetes
- Ketosis-Prone Diabetes
Result of a cellular-mediated autoimmune destruction of the Beta cells of the pancreas
Type 1 DM
Type 1 Diabetic Individuals have ___ due to loss of pancreatic beta cells
Insulinopenia
Absolute Insulin Deficiency
Signs & Symptoms
T1DM
- Polyuria
- Polydipsia
- Polyphagia
Other name for Type Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- Adult Type/ Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus
- Stable Diabetes
- Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes
- Receptor-Deficient Diabetes Mellitus
Due to an individual’s resistance to insulin
Insulin deficiency
Type 2 DM
Type 2 DM is associated with strong ___ predisposition & not related to an autoimmune disease
Genetic
Characterized by impaired ability to metabolize carbohydrate, usually caused by a deficiency of insulin, metabolic or hormonal changes
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Screening for Gestational DM should be performed between?
24 and 28 weeks of gestation
Revised Diagnostic Criteria for GDM?
1. FBS
2. 1-hour OGTT
3. 2-hour OGTT
- > /= 92 mg/dL
- > /= 180 mg/dL
- > /= 153 mg/dL
Infants born to diabetic mothers are at increased risk for
Respiratory distress syndrome
Hypocalcemia
Hyperbilirubinemia
Standard clinical specimen
Venous plasma glucose