Diabetes Flashcards
Types of DM
Type I (Juvenile onset)
- MAY be autoimmune→ Body produces antibodies that attack beta cells
- Initially→ ability of beta cells to produce insulin is impaired
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Later→ Pancreas stops producing the hormone insulin
- Usually young, but can be 20’s or >
Types of DM
Type II
- Initially→ Insulin present BUT insulin resistance exists: cells do not recognize insulin
- Later→ Pancreas stops producing insulin
- Usually adulthood, BUT growing #’s of children w/ TIIDM
- Young as 3
- NOTE: TIIDM is REVERSIBLE!!!!!!!
Symptoms of Diabetes
- HypERglycemia, metabolic acidosis (kidneys), polydipsia/polyuria, dehydration, wt loss, INC food intake, blurred vision, Incd yeast infxs (infx’s love sugar), skin infx’s
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Long-term issues:
- retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, cataracts, glaucoma, CHD, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), stroke*
Criteria for Dx of Diabetes and Prediabetes
Looking @ Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (FPG) → see chart
also note A1C %
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Prediabetes
- FBG→ >/= 100 but <126
- OGTT→ >/= 140 but <200
- A1C%→ 5.7-6.4%
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Diabetes
- FBG→ >/= 126 (no cals for 8hrs)
- Hyperglycemia w/ plasma glucose >/= 200
- 2hr plasma glucose >/= 200 during OGTT
- A1C%→ >/= 6.5%
Correlation of A1C w/ Plasma Glucose Lvl
- A1C %→ 6 (upper lvl of normal) Plasma Glu (mg/dL)→ 126 (DM)
- A1C %→ 7 Plasma Glu (mg/dL)→ 154
see chart
What are normal glucose levels?
Depends on timing of the last meal or snack***
- Fasting NORMAL→ 70-100 mg/dL
- BELOW 70→ HypOglycemia
- ABOVE 100→ pre-diabetes
- ABOVE 126→ diabetes and hypERglycemia*
Normal Glucose Lvls
Preprandial (fasting or before meals) vs Post-prandial (after meal)
- Preprandial→ 70-100 mg/dL for overnight and before meals
- Post-prandial→ <140 mg/dL
Glycemic Goals NON-Pregnant Adults
- Reasonable A1C goal for nonpreg→ <7% (53 mmol/mol)
- More stringent goals (<6.5%)→ IF achievable w/out sig. hypos or other adverse effects
- LESS stringent goals (<8%)→ pts w/ hx of severe hypOglycemia, limtd life expect, or other cond’s that make <7% diff to attain
Glucose Monitoring
Self-monitoring
Reqs single drop of blood which can be w/drawn by lancet or by meter itself from fingertip or forearm
Glucose Monitoring
CHECK FREQUENTLY! (6-10x daily)
6-10x Daily
- BEFORE meals, 2hrs postprandial, BEFORE bedtime, 2AM (1x/month), when suspect LOW blood glucose, after treating LOW blood glucose until normoglycemic
- BEFORE exercise****→ exercise acts as insulin**
- Prior to critical tasks→ e.g. driving
Actions of Insulin
- INC storage of glucose as glycogen
- INC glucose utilization→ pulls glucose INTO cells
- Stimulates carrier mediated transport of glucose INTO cells
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Incs triglyceride storage in adipose tissue and INCs triglyceride synthesis in Liver
- Lipogenic→ WHY its hard to lose weight on insulin**
- INCs PRO synthesis
Factors Regulating Insulin Release
Release stimulated by:
- Glucose
- Amino Acids, Fatty Acids
- Parasympathetic NS
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Incretins
- Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1)→ released into small intestine; Stims Beta cells in pancreas to release insulin*
Factors Regulating Insulin Release
Release inhibited by:
- SNS→ glucose TO muscle; bc we need it most when SNS “fight or flight” is revved up!!!!
- Somatostatin
- Glucagon*
- Epi*
- Glucocorticoids
- Growth Hormone (GH)
Effect on Hormones on Blood Glucose Lvls:
- DEC Blood Glucose→ Insulin (Main regulatory hormone)
- INC Blood Glucose→ Glucagon, Epi, Glucocorticosteroids, Growth Hormone (All Main counter-regulatory hormones)
see chart and notice main actions, main stimulus for secretion***
Insulin Molecule
Know the *, look @ picture
- *Produced in pancreatic Beta Cell
- PROinsulin→ Has C-chain
- When insulin released→ C-chain disassociates (not always in T2DM though)
Insulin production happens where???
Pancreas
Insulin production
Do NOT get hung up on this, read description, note picture
- Glucose enters beta cell via Glut 2 transporter→ undergoes metabolism producing ATP→ ATP blocks OUTflow of K+ ions→ membrane DEpolarization→ Depolarization opens voltage-gated Ca++ channels→ Ca++ influx→ Ca++ triggers exocytosis + insulin RELEASE***
Insulin Action
How does it get the Glucose INTO cell?
GLUT-4 vesicle
allows GLU mc to enter cell→ used for energy (ATP) OR stored (glycogen/triglycerides)
NOTE: Insulin Resistance is when cells NO LONGER RESPOND to this signal!!!!
Incretins
what are they?
Peptide hormones released from GI tract
- Glucagon-like insulinotropic peptide (GIP)
- Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
Incretins
Function
- Released when food ingested, EARLY stimulus to insulin secretion*
- INHIBIT pancreatic glucagon secretion
- SLOW rate of absorption of digested food→ REDUCE gastric emptying
- REDUCES appetite== wt loss
Exogenous Insulin
2 types:
- Basal Insulin→ think overnight, bw meals
- Prandial (mealtime) Insulin→ think limits spike in blood sugar AFTER meals
Exogenous Insulin:
Basal Insulin
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Suppresses glucose production while fasting
- Overnight, bw meals
- Maintains nearly constant blood glu and day long insulin lvls
- ~50% of daily insulin needs
Exogenous Insulin
Prandial (mealtime) insulin
- LIMITS hypERglycemia after meals
- IMMEDIATE rise and sharp peak ~1 hr after injection
- 10-20% daily insulin req. @ ea meal
Types of Insulin
- Ultra short acting
- Regular
- Intermediate
- Peakless- LONG ACTING
Glycemic Recommendations for Adults WITH DM
- A1C→ <7%
- Preprandial capillary plasma glu→ 80-130 mg/dL
- Peak Postprandial cap. plasma glu→ <180 mg/dL
- Postprandial @ 2hrs→ <160 mg/dL
- Fasting blood glu→ 80-110mg/dL
- Bedtime→ 110-130 mg/dL
- 3AM→ >80 and <120 mg/dL