Diabetes and Amputations Flashcards
T or F: Glucose isn’t vital to your health
False; it is vital
Why is glucose important for your body?
It is the main source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues.
T or F: Glucose is your body’s main source of fuel.
True
T or F: Diabetes Mellitus refers to a a group of diseases that affect how your body uses glucose
True
Glucose is also known as?
blood sugar
T or F: A condition marked by a deficiency of or reduced sensitivity to insulin
True
Which type of diabetes is insulin dependent (IDDM)?
Type 1
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) was formally known as?
juvenile onset diabetes
Which type of diabetes is non insulin dependent?
Type 2
Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) was formally known as?
adult onset diabetes
After what age does adult onset diabetes or NIDDM usually occur?
After age 40
Insulin is a hormone produced by what organ?
Pancreas
Insulin regulates what?
Glucose metabolism
T or F: Insulin is required for the cellular uptake of glucose which is required for energy
True
T or F: Without insulin the liver, muscles and fat tissue can still take up absorbed nutrients
False; Without insulin the liver, muscles and fat tissue CANNOT take up absorbed nutrients
T or F: Ketones are lethal in high concentrations
True
T or F: The body will use its own lipids as an energy source, this leads to ketones
True
What is Diabetic ketoacidosis?
A serious diabetes complication where the body produces excess blood acids (ketones)
T or F: Until the 1920’s diagnosis of diabetes was a death sentence
True
T or F: Diabetes doesn’t carry a significant risk for individuals to develop major disabling conditions
False; it carries a significant risk for individuals to develop major disabling conditions
Diabetes is the ____ most common reason for MD visits.
4th
What are the incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes?
Among US residents 65 and older, 10.9 million or 26.9 % had DM in 2010
•About 215, 000 people younger than 20 years had DM
•About 1.9 million people aged 20 years or older were newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2010 in the US
•Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non traumatic lower limb amputations, and new cases of blindness in the US
•Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke
•The seventh leading cause of death in the US
Diabetes is the leading cause of what three conditions?
- kidney failure
- nontraumatic lower limb amputations
- new cases of blindness
T or F: Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke
True
T or F: The seventh leading cause of death in the US
True
People who are usually thin have what type of diabetes?
Type 1
Ketoacidosis is common with what type of diabetes?
Type 1
Which type of diabetes has a gradual onset?
Type II
Which type of diabetes has a low prevalence?
Type I
Which type of diabetes can be due to physical inactivity?
Type II
Which type of diabetes is more common in African Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders?
Type II
T or F: The cause of type I diabetes is unknown.
True
T or F: There is a genetic predisposition for diabetes type I.
True