Diabetes Flashcards
1
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What is diabetes?
A
- serious chronic condition that can lead to complx; such as, heart attack, stroke, blindness, amputation, kidney disease, sexual dysfxn
2
Q
Type 1:
A
Body’s own immune system attacks the cells int he pancreas that produce insulin
3
Q
type 2:
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- pancreas does not produce enough insulin and /or the bodies tissues do not respond properly to the actions of insulin
4
Q
why would older ageing population have increased risk of hyperglycemia?
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- change in carb metabolism
- poor diet
- dec. activity
- dec. lean body mass
- altered insulin secretion
- inc. fat tissue
5
Q
non-modifiable risk factors:
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- genetics
- sex
- ethnicity
6
Q
modifiable risk factors:
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- diet
- exercise
- smoking
- alcohol
- HTN
- inc. cholesterol
- Abdominal obesity
7
Q
Macrovascular complx:
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- stroke
- heart disease
- HTN
- PVD
- Acute MI
- Ulcers
- Amputation
8
Q
Microvascular complx:
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- retinopathy (cataracts and glaucoma)
- renal disease
- neuropathy
- foot infxns
9
Q
diabetic foot care:
A
- daily Ax
- bath, dry and lubricate (not between toes)
- closed-toed well fitting shoes
- no barefoot, shave calluses or soak feet
- trim toe nails straight
10
Q
Why risk for nephropathy and what would you monitor?
A
kidneys filtration is stressed
Monitor: microalbuminuria, BP, UTI’s
