Chapter 4: Diabetes Mellitus Flashcards
What does Chronic elevated blood sugar levels can lead to?
To serious endocrine disorders, most notably diabetes mellitus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, how many Americans have diabetes?
More than 30 million (9.4% of the population)
How many Americans have Pre-diabetes?
84 million.
What happens if Pre-diabetes is not treated?
Will advance to Diabetes within five years.
In Diabetes 1, what does the body does not produce?
Insulin to handle the glucose in the body.
What is Glucose?
A sugar that comes in large parts of the foods we eat.
What does the cells in the body need to work normally?
Glucose.
What allows glucose to enter cells in the body where it is needed and stored for later use?
Insulin.
What happens to the blood glucose levels without insulin?
They become too high.
what causes when the glucose levels become too high overtime?
Damage the body causing a range of complications.
What does people with type 1 Diabetes need to help their body use glucose appropriately?
Insulin.
How can Insulin be delivery?
By injections using a syringe, injection pen or insulin pump.
What causes type 1 Diabetes?
No one knows, but genes play a role.
Which Diabetes is much more prevalent?
Type 2.
How many diabetics have type 2?
About 90-95%.
