Diabetes Flashcards
Diabetes is a condition in which
You have elevated glucose in blood
Type 1 diabetes is
An autoimmune disease
Type 1 diabetes has sudden onset and is not
Caused by diet
Onset of type 2 diabetes is gradual and
Less severe
Type 2 diabetes is heavily influenced by
Diet
The hormone insulin helps cells
Access fuel (glucose) in blood
Diabetes has problem with insulin which means
Cannot access glucose as fuel
In diabetes _ remains in bloodstream
Glucose
Glucose remaining in bloodstream causes
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia is
Hugh blood glucose levels
Sustained hyperglycemia can damage (3)
Eyes
Kidney
Heart
In people with type 1 diabetes, _ cannot make insulin
Pancreas
Absence of insulin makes it impossible for (type 1)
Body to access glucose for energy
Impossibility of body to access glucose for energy makes body (type 1)
Break down fat instead
Body breaking down fat for energy instead releases _ into the body (type 1)
Fatty acids called ketones
Keystones can make blood _ (type 1)
Acidic
Acidic blood from ketones can result in life-threatening complications known as (type 1)
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
In people with type 2, pancreas
Fails to supply enough insulin
(Type 2) to gain more energy, body signals
Pancreas to release more insulin
With signal to release more insulin, pancreas works hard to pump out insulin resulting in (type 2)
Very high insulin in blood
(Type 2) with very high insulin in blood _
Cells become less sensitive to it
Cells less sensitive to insulin is called
Insulin resistance
From pumping out extra insulin, pancreas
Becomes damaged
