Diabetes - Kania Flashcards
Normal Glucose Homeostasis:
Glucose uptake by ______ is insulin independent
brain
Overall Effects of Insulin:
- Glucose ______
- Glycogen _____
- Fatty acid _____
- Protein ______
removal; storage; storage; synthesis
Overall Effects of Glucagon:
theres 3 of them
increase glycogenolysis & gluconeogenesis
inhibit insulin release
what “counterregulatory hormones” are released in fasting metabolism
- Glucagon
- epinephrine
- cortisol
- growth homrone
what do the “counterregulatory hormones” do in the body
overall increase glucose levels - done by increasing glycogenolysis and gluceneogenesis
Diabetics will have decreased insulin
or insulin resistance can cause:
_______ hepatic glucose output
(anabolism or catabolism)
Lipo (genesis or lysis)
- INCREASED glucose output
- causes catabolism
- lipoLYSIS
Diabetics will have decreased insulin
or insulin resistance –> increased glucose output –> leads to what S/Sx
- the POLYs (polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia)
- lack of energy
- infections
- blurred vision
Diabetics will have decreased insulin
or insulin resistance –> catabolism –> what 2 things?
wt LOSS and stunted growth
Diabetics will have decreased insulin
or insulin resistance –> lipolysis –> what 3 things?
- more FFA (causes decreased glucose uptake/ will increase hepatic glucose output)
- ketoacidosis
- acidosis
what is the resorptive capacity of the kidney for glucose
~180 mg/dL
Minimum concentration of glucose is ______ which is need for CNS to function
40 - 60 mg/dL
why does weight loss happen when diabetes is uncontrolled?
the glucose calories are lost in the urine; protein and fat stores are broken down
why does fatigue occur with uncontrolled diabetes?
think of the “food coma/post thanksgiving meal tiredness” - diabetics have hyperglycemia postprandial
why increased infections (UTI and RTIs)?
more glucose = more food for bacteria!
What are risk factors for DM
- FH
- Obesity
- Continuous physical inactivity
- Race/Ethnicity
- Hx of IGT, IFG, or A1c (b/w 5.7-6.4%)
- HDL < 35 or TG > 250
- Hx of vascular dx or PCOS
how to be categorized as obese?
20% over IBW
BMI >/= 25 kg/m2
Drug Induced Diabetes:
what drugs increase hepatic glucose output
Glucocorticoids & Sympathomimetics
Drug Induced Diabetes:
what drugs decrease insulin secretion
phenytoin; beta-blockers; Ca2+ channel blockers
Biggest caution with beta-blockers and diabetics
beta blockers can blunt signs of acute hypoglycemia (they cover up tachycardia and BP changes)
Drug Induced Diabetes:
what drugs increase insulin resistance
thiazide diuretics; Niacin (@ high doses); Glucocorticoids
Drug Induced Diabetes:
what drugs are toxic to beta cells
pentamidine
Drug Induced Diabetes:
what drugs stimulate appetite
phenothiazines; marijuana; androgens
Drug Induced Diabetes:
what are some “other” drugs
protease inhibitors (-avir) drugs -HIV drugs
&
antipsychotic drugs
what are some endocrine related disorders that can cause DM
- cushings (more cortisol = more glucose)
- hyperthyroidism
- acromegaly
Dx have increased GH, cortisol, glucagon, epinephrine which all lead to more glucose!