Diabetes Mellitus

Question 1

to be considered diabetic, the fasting blood glucose levels need to be higher that

Answer 1

126

Question 2

non-insulin dependent diabetes

Answer 2

type 2

Question 3

type of diabetes that has the highest percentage of victims

Answer 3

type 2 (90%)

Question 4

diabetes during pregnancy that normalizes after delivery

Answer 4

gestational

Question 5

type ___ diabetes is characterized by autoimmune destruction of ____ cells of the pancreas

Answer 5

1, beta

Question 6

insulin resistance has been defined as the requirement of _____ or more units of insulin per day

Answer 6

200

Question 7

incretin that increases insulin secretion

Answer 7

GLP-1

Question 8

classical triad of presenting features of diabetes

Answer 8

polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria. (thirst, hunger, pee)

Question 9

results in an insulin independent uptake of glucose by skeletal muscle

Answer 9

exercise

Question 10

acute complication of type 1 diabetic

Answer 10

ketoacidosis

Question 11

acute complication of type 2 diabetic

Answer 11

hyperosmolar non-ketoic coma

Question 12

type of diabetes in a patient with hyperglycemia, weight loss and increased ketone bodies

Answer 12

type 1

Question 13

type of diabetes in a patient with hyperglycemia, normal ketone bodies

Answer 13

type 2

Question 14

why is ketosis not present in type 2 diabetics

Answer 14

they still are able to produce a small amount of insulin that will inhibit lipolysis

Question 15

microvascular complications of diabetes

Answer 15

neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy

Question 16

hyperglycemia results in ______ formation that causes tissue damage and ______ of _______ that contibutes ot nephropathy

Answer 16

sorbitol, glycation, proteins

Question 17

complications in chronic diabetics

Answer 17

micro and macro vascular

Question 18

earliest indicator of renal involvment in diabetic

Answer 18

increased loss of albumin in the urine. (microalbuminuria)

Question 19

macrovascular complications are usually due to decreased action of

Answer 19

lipoprotein lipase, which is stimulated by insulin

Question 20

indicator of longterm glucose levels

Answer 20

HbA1c

Question 21

elevated HbA1c is levels greater than

Answer 21

6.5%

Question 22

test used to evaluated the ability to regulate glucose metabolism

Answer 22

OGTT

Question 23

patient with normal fasting glucose but post prandial glucose is more than 140

Answer 23

impaired glucose tolerance

Question 24

drug that increases insulin secretion from pancreas

Answer 24

sulfonylurea

Question 25

Drug that decreases glucose output by liver

Answer 25

metformin