Diabetes Flashcards
group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia related to inadequate insulin secretion, diminished insulin effectiveness, or both.
Diabetes
Mellitus
Characterized by the absence of insulin and often detected in
children and adolescents.
● It occurs from an autoimmune response that damages or
destroys pancreatic beta cells, leaving them unable to
produce insulin.
Type 1 Diabetes
A slowly progressive disease characterized by a combination of insulin
resistance and relative insulin deficiency (Fowler, 2010).
Type 2 Diabetes
an impaired glucose tolerance, whereas the glucose
levels are in normal levels below the criteria for diabetes and when
insulin levels are increased.
Prediabetes
Is hyperglycemia that develops during pregnancy.
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
It is caused by a severe
deficiency of insulin or from
physiologic stress, such as illness
or infection.
DIABETIC
KETOACIDOSIS
It occurs most commonly in
people with type 2 diabetes
because they have enough
insulin to prevent ketosis.
HYPEROSMOLAR
HYPERGLYCEMIC
NONKETODIC SYNDROME
It occurs from taking too
much insulin and mild
hypoglycemia is treated with
15 to 20 g of glucose.
HYPOGLYCEMIA
Lifestyle recommendation to prevent diabetes:
Weight loss, Healthy Diet
At least 30 mins per day, 5 days per week. Exercise Regularly ● Lifestyle recommendation to prevent diabetes: 02
Increase Intake of
Fruits, Vegetables
and Fiber
Limit Fat
Intake
CHANGING BEHAVIORS
anxiety and uncertainty.
“diet” as the most difficult part of treatment.
Common Supplements used in Diabetes Managements
Alpha Lipoic Acid Bitter Melon Cassia cinnamon Gymnema Fenugreek
The regimen may use a long-acting insulin once or twice a day (usually at bedtime) and
an injection of rapid-acting insulin before meals and snacks and to correct for high
glucose readings.
Requires more calculations at each meal but allows greater flexibility in when meals are
eaten and how much carbohydrate is consumed.
Intensive Insulin Therapy for People with Type 1
Diabetes
Insulin therapy for people with type 2 diabetes often begins with a
single injection of
intermediate- or long-acting insulin.
Oral Medications for type 2 diabetes
Sulfonylureas
Meglitinides
Thiazolidinedione
Biguanide
Alpha-glycosidase inhibitors
DPP-4 inhibitors
Injectables