Diabetes

Question 1

What is diabetes?

Answer 1

Diabetes is a disease in which your body either cannot produce insulin or cannot effectively use the insulin it produces.

Question 2

What is insulin?

Answer 2

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin is the hormone responsible for reducing blood sugar.

Question 3

Give 5 examples of diabetes symptoms

Answer 3

Increased thirst and urination.
Increased hunger.
Fatigue.
Blurred vision.

Numbness or tingling in the feet or hands.
Sores that do not heal.
• Unexplained weight loss.

Question 4

What are the three main types of diabetes

Answer 4

Diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2, gestational diabetes.

Question 5

What is neuropathy

Answer 5

Nerve damage that causes a loss of sensation or numbness that commonly effects the extremities

Question 6

What happens if your diabetic client has neuropathy?

Answer 6

Might not feel a cut and might not realize water is too hot

Question 7

What precautions should you take

Answer 7

Gentle massage, no metal implements, warm not hot water, bevel edges on files and buffers, do not nip cuticles, avoid paragon and abrasive scrubs

Question 8

How can diabetes be prevented

Answer 8

Eat a diet low in carbs stay fit and Lean

Question 9

Name 7 complications a of diabetes

Answer 9

Having high blood sugar can cause diabetes-related complications, like kidney disease, foot and leg problems, eye disease (retinopathy) that can lead to blindness, heart attack and stroke, anxiety, nerve damage, amputation of extremities and erectile dysfunction.

Question 10

Explain why you shouldn’t cut diabetic clients cuticles

Answer 10

“People without diabetes might heal from a nick the next day, whereas with a diabetic, it could take four to five days, making infection more likely”