Clinical Aspects of Diabetes Flashcards
What indicates diabetes / how can diabetes be diagnosed?
- Glycated Haemoglobin > 48 mmol/mol
- Fasting blood glucose > 7 mmol/l
- 2 hour blood glucose > 11.1 mmol/l following OGTT
- Random blood glucose > 11.1 mmol/l in presence of symptoms
What can type 2 diabetes be classified into?
- Insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency
- Secretory defect with insulin resistance
What are other types of diabetes? (outside of type 1 and 2)
- Genetic (MODY etc)
- Pancreatic disease (alcohol, gallstones)
- Endocrine disease (acromegaly)
- Drugs
What percentage of diabetes patients are not type 1 or 2?
~ 5%
What is gestational diabetes?
Feto-placental unit tries to push glucose towards baby - mother is relatively insulin resistant so glucose moves towards baby
What do black dots represent on B-cell histology?
Lymphocytes
What autoantibodies are involved in diabetes?
- Iselt cell
- Insulin
- GAD (GAD65)
- Tyrosine phsophatases
- Positive in 85-90%
What does GAD stand for?
Glutamic acid decarboxylase
What genes is HLA associated with in the development of type 1 diabetes?
- DQA and DQB genes
- Influenced by the DRB genes
How do patients monitor blood glucose?
Capillary blood glucose
What is a “basal bolus” regime?
- Bolus of long-acting insulin taken once a day (usually night time) adjusted nased on morning blood sugar
- Then vary amount of insulin given before main meals based on pre-test blood sugar
What is CS 2?
- Pump therapy
- Continous subcutaneous infusion of insulin therapy - permenant glucose monitor measures blood glucose
What genetic factors lead to type 2 diabetes?
- Defect of Beta cell
- Insulin resistance
What environmental factors lead to type 2 diabetes?
- Obesity
- Stress
- Reduced physical activity
How can type 2 diabetes classically present itself?
- Thirst, polyuria
- Malaise, fatigue
- Infections (e.g candidiasis)
- Blurred vision
- Complications
- Incidental finding
What type of drug is metformin?
Biguanide
What are examples of sulphonylureas?
- Chlorpropamide
- Glipizide
- Gliclazide
What are the acute complications of diabetes mellitus?
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hypoglycaemia
- Other emergencies
What are the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus?
Microvascular - Eyes - Kidneys - Nerves (feet) Macrovascular - Hear - Brain - Feet