diabetes

Question 1

glycemic index

Answer 1

GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates
that break down quickly, releasing glucose rapidly, have a high GI; carbohydrates that
break down more slowly, releasing glucose more slowly and steadily, have a low GI.
* For most people, foods with a low GI have significant health benefits.

Question 2

Defintion of diabetes

Answer 2

Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous primary disorder of
carbohydrate metabolism with multiple etiologic factors
that generally involve absolute or relative insulin
deficiency or both and is characterized by metabolic
disorders of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.

Question 3

main risk factor for type 2

Answer 3

obesity

Question 4

is there a geentic link between type 2 diabtes

Answer 4

yes there is

Question 5

mody

Answer 5

people who are thin but develop type 2 it has a genetic link

Question 6

c peptide

Answer 6

Used to differentiate between type one and type two diabetes so in type one the levels will be low and Type II the levels will be higher

Question 7

cells of the pancrease

Answer 7

alpha - glucagon
b - insulin
delta - somatostatin ( an inhibitary hormone for other pancreatic hormones) and in gi it inhibits gastric secretion
f- pp

Question 8

insulin dependant tissues

Answer 8

adipose and skeletal

Question 9

Normal levels of glucose

Answer 9

3-6 mmol/l

Question 10

Hypoglycaemia symptoms

Answer 10

Tachycardia mental craziness coma pallor sweating

Question 11

Hyperglycaemia

Answer 11

Thirsty polyuria blurred vision dry mouth

Question 12

seoncdary diabetes

Answer 12

like cushings diabtetes
like Cf
hemochromatosis - hyperglycemia
or injury to your pancreas

Question 13

main differnece between type 1 and typ 2

Answer 13

type 1:
no insulin produced
insulin resistance is rare 
prone to DKA why (because of the lack of insulin) 
related to HLA genes 

type 2
insulin resistsance
in the begining hypersinsuliemia but towards the end you may actually need insulin shots

Question 14

mciro complications of diabtes

Answer 14

retinopathy
neuropathy
nephropathy

Question 15

diabetes insipidus main sumptoms and the divisison

Answer 15

to do with ADH the kidenys are not responsing to ADH or its just not being released from the posterior pituaitrya

main symptoms:
polyruria and polydipsia

divided into nephrogenic (kidney not repsonding)… drugs, disease

and cranial - Problem with the Peituitary gland or the hypothalamus