DIABETES

Question 1

current diabetic population and affect by 2030?

Answer 1

20.8 million and double by 2030

Question 2

number one cause of hospitalization in US for diabetics?

Answer 2

foot ulceration and defomity

Question 3

chronic complications of diabetes?

Answer 3

blindness, kidney disease, nerve damage, amputation, CVD, stroke, heart attack

Question 4

what causes complications?

Answer 4

elevated blood sugar, so sugars bind to cell surfaces and disorganize everything affecting healing

Question 5

blood sugar should never go above what level?

Answer 5

185 mg/dl

Question 6

affect of a 1% increase of HbA1c?

Answer 6

increasing odds of infection, thus HbA1c had the strongest association with postoperative foot and ankle surgery complications in patients with diabetes

Question 7

normal HbA1c levels?
elevated HbA1c levels?
abnormal HbA1c levels?

Answer 7

4%-5.6%

5.7%-6.4%

> 6.5%

Question 8

target HbA1c levels?

how can this be achieved?

Answer 8

less than 7%

combo of diet, exercise, and meds