Diabetes Mellitus Flashcards
Exocrine function
secretes through ducts
- secretes enzymes that catabolize digestion
- Protein (trypsin)
- Carbohydrates (amylase)
- Fats (lipase)
- secretin
Secretin
a hormone secreted by the duodenal mucosa that stimulates sodium bicarbonate secretion by the pancreas & bile secretion by the liver
Endocrine function
secrete directly into bloodstream; islets of Langerhans
-Insulin
Insulin
produced by beta cells
- hypoglycemic agent
- lowers blood sugar by promoting movement of glucose into muscle & fat cells
Amylin
- also secreted by the beta cells
- Co-secreted with insulin (100:1)
- Slows liver’s glucose production to decrease post meal glucose spikes
- Acts a satiety agent
Glucagon
- hormone that stimulates the release of glycogen
- hyperglycemic agent
- produced by alpha cells
- Glycogen is the form in which glucose is stored in the liver & muscle cells for future conversion into sugar in the bloodstream
Somatostatin
-released by the delta cells
Hypoglycemic effect
- interferes with release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland & interferes with glucagon release from the pancreas
- also somatostatin is secreted by the hypothalamus & gastric glands of the stomach
DM
characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, degenerative vascular changes & neuropathy
- inadequate insulin secretion from the pancreas or
- Insulin required to metabolize carbohydrate, protein and fat
Function of insulin
- transports & metabolize glucose for energy
- stimulates storage of glucose as glycogen in the liver & muscle cell
- signals liver cells to stop the release of glucose
- enhances storage of dietary fat in adipose tissue
- accelerates transport of amino acids (dietary protein) into cell
- facilitates the transport of potassium into the cells
- inhibits the breakdown of stored glucose, protein & fat
Insulin deficiency
- decreased glucose uptake by the cells
- decreased storage of glycogen & fat
- Glycogenolysis
- Liver initiates the production of glucose from amino acids, lactate and glycerol called gluconeogensis
- lipolysis
- defective protein uptake by the cell
- insulin deficiency results intracellular starvation: POLYPHAGIA
- accumulation of glucose and fat products in the blood are not going into the cells
Glycogenolysis
occurs when body needs energy & glycogen stores are depleted
Lipolysis
fat breakdown for energy
Why might increased urination occur?
- decreased intracellular potassium
- increased extracellular potassium
- low bicarbonate
- pH of the body decreases (acidosis)
- DKA
Kussmaul respirations
occurs to decrease acid load by blowing off CO2