Diabetes Flashcards
What is Diabetes Mellitus
a group of metabolic diseases - inability to produce sufficient amounts of insulin or to use it properly, or both
What is the result of diabetes mellitus
hyperglycemia
What is hyperglycemia
high blood glucose - BG levels poorly managed, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome
What is hypoglycemia?
low blood glucose - too much insulin, too little carb, missed meals, excessive or poorly planned exercise
What is hypersmmolar syndrome
your body tries to rid itself of of the excess blood sugar by passing it into your urine
What are the key factors in the development of the complication
impaired glucose clearance from the circulation and an increase in the production of glucose by hepatocytes and portal adipocytes
What are microvascular diseases
retinopathy, nephropathy
What are macrovascular diseases?
cardiovascular, cerebrovascular
What are neuropathies
Autonomic and peripheral - when nerve endings are exposed to high blood glucose over time, those nerve endings lose function
What is ketoacidosis
muscle cells are not able to get enough glucose in because of insulin resistance, switch to fatty acid metabolism which produces ketone bodies
Diabetes afflicts ______ people in the US. Approximately ______ are undiagnosed and ____ with pre diabetes.
~34 million; 25%; ~88 million
What are some reasons for the epidemic?
increasing overweight and obesity, increasing sedentary lifestyle, aging of population
What are some risk factors for diabetes
age >/= 45 years, BMI >/= 25 kg/m^2 or central adiposity (defined by waist circumference), habitual physical inactivity, having a first degree relative with DM, african american latino native american asian american or pacific islander race/ethnicity
What are the categories of diabetes
Type 1: beta cell destruction leading to insulin deficiency
Type 2: ranges from insulin resistance to insulin deficiency
Gestational
what is type 1 diabetes
A. immune mediate (autoimmune disease) - T lymphocytes attack beta-cells labeled with antigens
B. Idiopathic
What is type 2 diabetes
could include insulin secretion defect, insulin resistance, or both; strong genetic influence
What is gestational diabetes
glucose intolerance on with pregnancy; fetal hormonal secretions may impact insulin-receptor binding in the mother; increase mother BG -> increase Fetal BG -> increase fetal fat deposits
What is glucose tolerance
assessment of physiological response to a normal glucose load
what does glucose tolerance consist of
Normal response by the pancreas
- secretion of insulin
- stop secreting glucagon
Normal response of muscle and adipose tissue to insulin
- insulin stimulated glucose uptake