Diabetes Flashcards
Diabetes
It’s the inability of the body to properly utilize store or absorb sugars and starches as food.
2 Groups of Diabetes
Mellitus
Insipidous
Mellitus
a group of diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, of both
Insipidous
results from inability to concentrate urine in the kidneys
Mellitus Type 1
Insulin dependent diabetes (I.D.D.), Juvenile Diabetes
Cause: problem with beta cells, not working, little or no insulin production, these people have to have insulin injections, young people, slender
Treatment: Insulin shots
Mellitus Type 2
Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes (N.I.D.D.)
Cause: Insulin resistance, insulin secretion defects, beta cell problems, obese
Treatment: diet, exercise, medicine
Mellitus Type 3
Other Specific Types of Diabetes Mellitus
Cause: Genetic defects, diseases of exocrine in the pancreas, drug or chemical affects
Mellitus Type 4
Just Stational Diabetes
Cause: Developed when pregnant, by metabolic stress of pregnancy
Hypoglycemia
having too low sugar levels in the system
Hyperglycemia
having too much sugar in the system, can turn into a toxin
Insulin
is a hormone used to regulate the starches and sugars in the body, prevents glucose from rising
Glucagon
hormone secreted by Alpha cells prevents glucose from sinking too low
Glucose
simple sugar through carbohydrate metabolism is converted into 1 or 3 ways: fat, glycogen, cellular energy
Glycogen
converted form of glucose that is stored in the muscle cell or liver
Ketonbody
waste product from fat metabolism
