Diabetes Flashcards
Homeostasis
The maintenance of relatively stable internal or environmental
Negative Feedback
The maintenance of relatively stable internal where triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation.
Positive Feedback
Tends to magnify a process.
Hormone
Circulates in blood and produces and also effect on the the cells.
Insulin
A hormone secreted by the pancreas and regulation of glucose levels in the blood.
Glucagon
A hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raises blood glucose levels.
Glucose Tolerance Test
A test to determination of blood glucose levels in the blood or urine which is also use to detect diabetes. d
Type 1 Diabetes
Develops during childhood or adolescence which is leading to high blood glucose levels.
Type 2 Diabetes
Develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals high blood glucose impaired insulin utilizationwith the body’s inability to compensate