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Diabetes I Flashcards

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When is insulin released and what are its two roles?

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High glucose levels in the blood triggers insulin release from the pancreas. Insulin has two actions that help the body control the blood glucose levels:

  1. Helps insulin travel from bloodstream to inside cells. Can be used for energy.
  2. Stops the liver from releasing more glucose into the blood from its stores of glycogen.
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Define Diabetes Mellitus

What two things cause it?

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Hyperglycemia. Elevated blood glucose levels due to:

  1. Failure of the pancreas to produce sufficient amounts of insulin.
    AND/OR
  2. Resistance of the body’s cells to the action of insulin.
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What is the defining feature of diabetes

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Hyperglycemia causes tissue injury= vascular damage is the primary pathology that happens all over the body

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What two things can cause hyperglycemia?

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Excessive glucose production by the liver (insulin usually tells liver to stop releasing glucose)
Impaired glucose clearance (cells can’t absorb blood glucose)

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5
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Normal blood glucose ranges

  1. Fasting
  2. Random
  3. A1C
  4. Oral glucose (OGTT)
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  1. 70-99
  2. less than 140
  3. Less than 5.7%
  4. less than 140
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What two blood glucose tests do we do in clinic?

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Random and A1C

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7
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Diagnostic criteria for diabetes by single reading

  1. Fasting
  2. Random
  3. A1C
  4. Oral glucose (OGTT)
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  1. 126+
  2. 200+
  3. 6.5% +
  4. 200+
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Pre diabetes criteria

  1. Fasting
  2. Random
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  1. 100-125

2. 140-199

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9
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What is hemoglobin A1C

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Minor component of hemoglobin that binds glucose.
Tells average blood glucose conc over 2-3 months (lifespan of RBC)
More blood sugar= higher A1C

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10
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Normal, average pt with diabetes and goal for A1C levels

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Normal- less than 5.7
Average for pt with diabetes- 8.5
Goal is less than 6.5 for newly diagnosed

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11
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What blood glucose reading predicts the likelihood of disability and death

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A1C. Leads to more complications in the body.

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12
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Only __% of people know their last A1C reading

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24%

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13
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How to estimate average glucose (eAG) based on A1C

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A1C of 6%= 125 mg/dl glucose level in blood

Add 30 mg/dl for every 1% over 6%

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Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

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Measurement after fasting
Ingest 75-100mg of glucose
Measure blood glucose at 1, 2, and 3 hours later.

Body should be able to clear it. If not, could indicate gestational diabetes.

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15
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Most common endocrine disorder in the US:

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Diabetes Mellitus
9-11% of the pop
Rates are increasing

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16
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Race, gender, location, age that are more likely to get diabetes

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Race: Native americans, AA, hispanic
Gender: Females
Location: South
Age: 65+

Overweight and sedentary lifestyle are main risk factors

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17
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Diabetes is the #__ cause of death in the US

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7

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18
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3 major diabetic complications that we care about

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  1. Retinopathy
  2. Cerebrovascular disease- stroke
  3. Neuropathy. CN palsy
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19
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Diabetes is the leading cause of which 3 complications?

Major contributor to which 2 things?

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Kidney failure (will need dialysis to filter blood)
Non traumatic lower limb amputation
New cases of blindness in adults due to retinopathy

Major contributor to:
Heart disease
Stroke

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20
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Diabetes symptoms

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Polyuria
Polydipsia
Polyphagia- cells not uptaking glucose. Will signal that body is still hungry.
Blurred vision
Weight loss - Body may break down muscle/fat to get energy since not getting energy from blood glucose
Extreme fatigue
Slow healing sores- blood vessels not working
Frequent infections
Tingling of numbness in hands/feet- neuropathy

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21
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Glucosuria

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Glucose in the urine. Occurs if levels are above 200mg/dl. Kidney cannot keep up and will cause frequent urination–> Dehydration –> polydipsia.

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22
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Absolute or significant deficit of insulin

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Type 1

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23
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Most common form of diabetes

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Type II (95%)

24
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Peripheral insulin resistance and insufficient insulin production

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Type II

25
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3 types of “other” diabetes

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  1. Surgery induced. Ex: remove pancreas
  2. Medications (cortisol, corticosteroids)
  3. LADA, MODY
26
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Pre-diabetes

  • Symptoms
  • Underlying problem
  • Increased risk of ___
  • 50% risk over 10 years of developing __
A
  • Asymptomatic
  • Insulin resistant in periphery.
  • Cardiovascular pathology
  • Type II
27
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Prediabetes risk factor

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*overweight
*sedentary life style
Older than 45
Family Hx of type II
Race
BMI over 25
Gestational diabetes
Having baby over 9lbs
Polycistic ovary syndrome- attack insulin
HTN
Hyperlipidemia (TG over 150 or HDL under 40)

28
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How many people have Type I

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5-10%

29
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Cause of Type I

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Pancreatic atrophy and loss of beta cells (80-90-100% beta cell loss)

30
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When does Type I develop

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Childhood or early adulthood

31
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Two types/causes of Type I diabetes

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  1. *Immune mediated. Can be due to body attacking normal beta cells (molecular mimicry due to viral infection) or body attacking abnormal cells due to damage.
  2. idiopathic.
32
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Tx of Type I

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Injectable insulin or pump

*Insulin cannot be given orally- it is a protein that would be broken down in GI

33
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Type I risk factors

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M=F
Illness in early infancy
Family History 
Older mom at birth 
Mom had pre-eclampsia 
Have other autoimmune diseases: Graves, addisons, MS, hashimotos. Body already primed to attack itself.
34
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% of diabetes type II

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90-95%

35
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What causes diabetes type II

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Polygenic disorder
*Insulin resistance
Decreased insulin production occurs too.

36
Q

Type II clinical manifestations

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Cardiovascular damage
Vision probs
Neuropathy 
Recurrent infections
Renal failure
37
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Type II risk factors

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Sedentary lifestyle
Obesity 
Family hx of diabetes
History of gestational diabetes
Impaired glucose metabolism 
Age
Race
38
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Type 2 tx

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Diet
Excercise
Tx obesity
Meds- oral or injectable

39
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What is gestational diabetes. How many pregnancies does it complicate?

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Glucose intolerance that develops during pregnancy due to increased estrogen and progesterone that antagonizes insulin. Therefore, insulin does not work as well and causes a higher blood sugar level.

Complicates 2-10% of pregnancies, usually temporary

40
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Gestational diabetes increases the risk of type II diabetes by how much

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50% over next 10-20 years

41
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Gestational diabetes risk factors

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Race: AA, hispanic, native americans
Obesity
Family Hx of diabetes

42
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Gestational diabetes dx and tx

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Dx: By OGTT
Tx:
-insulin is DOC
-Oral meds are second choice: metformin, glyburide (category B-safe)

43
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LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adults)

  • Due to what
  • Age onset
  • Tx?
A

Type 1.5 diabetes

  • Slowly progressive B cell failure of the pancreas
  • Onset around 30 years, slim and fit
  • Oral meds initially, insulin eventually needed once all B cells fail
44
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MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young)

  • What type of genetic transfer
  • Due to what
  • Age onset
  • How many % have it
  • Tx
  • Often misdiagnosed as
A

Early onset of type II

  • Autosomal dominant. Do genetic testing
  • Due to ineffective insulin production/release.
  • Late teens or early 20s
  • Rare (1-5%)
  • Oral meds effective for most, insulin maybe later
  • Misdiagnosed as type 2. lots of similarities.
45
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diabetes plays a role in what syndrome

A

Metabolic

46
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What is metabolic syndrome

A

A cluster of conditions that occur together.

47
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How to diagnose metabolic syndrome

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Requires 3 or more fo the following:

Fasting over 100
TG over 150 (or on meds for TG)
HDL under 40 (or on meds for HDL)
Blood pressure over 135/85 (or on meds for HTN)
Large waistline
-Women (35+)
-Men (40+)
-Apple shape
48
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Metabolic syndrome affects how much of the population

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23-25%

49
Q

3 facts that metabolic syndrome SIGNIFICANTLY increases the risk of

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CHD (2x)
Diabetes (5x)
Stroke

50
Q

Metabolic disease is associated with

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Obesity
Sedentary lifestyle
Insulin resistance

51
Q

Metabolic disease is preventable with

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Diet, exercise, meds.

52
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Can take oral meds for which types

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Type II

MODY

53
Q

Can take insulin for which types

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Type I
Type II
MODY
LADA

54
Q

What 3 activities can increase insulin sensitivity?

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  1. Cardio + strength training
  2. Cardio alone (40-60 mins)
  3. Strength training alone.
55
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Questions to ask all diabetic pts

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When did you last PCP, when are you going back?
BG reading- when, what is it, what’s normal range?
Last A1C?
Any vision changes

Med Path Fall 2020 (20 decks)

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