Endocrinology 15

Question 1

What factors are usually used to determine the most broad classification of diabetes

Question 2

Explain how ambiguity can occur in classifying diabetes

Question 3

Illustrate relative prevalence of the different types of diabetes

Question 4

Explain the current classification of diabetes based on aetiology

Question 5

Explain the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes

Question 6

Explain the Importance of the Autoimmune Basis of T1DM

Question 7

Give the details of the Genetic Susceptibility to Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Question 8

Give the diabetes markers, identifying the ones that are actually measured in clinical practice.

Question 9

List the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes

Question 10

Describe the actions of insulin in the periphery, explain the mechanism of ketoacidosis

Question 11

List the Aims of Treatment of Type I Diabetes Mellitus

Question 12

(Type I diabetics need ………. to preserve life

Question 13

• (…….define insulin deficiency)

Question 14

Describe the diet someone with diabetes mellitus should have

Question 15

Descrbe the features of the different types of insulin treatment that you can give

Question 16

Illustrate the different insulin profiles of treatment

Question 17

Describe the features of the insulin pump

Question 18

Explain how islet call transplants are given , and identify the people that are most eligible for them

Question 19

Explain the options that we can use to find out how successful treatment is for type 1 diabetes

Question 20

Give the details of the acute complications of DT1

Question 21

What is hypoglycaemia, Why is it significant in diabetes. What is sever hypoglycaemia. Recall significant plasma glucose values, under which observable differences are made in the pateint’s state

Question 22

Who gets hypoglycaemic? When do they become hypoglycaemic? Why do they become hypoglycaemic

Question 23

• Who gets hypoglycaemic?

Question 24

• When do they become hypoglycaemic?

Question 25

• Why do they become hypoglycaemic?

Question 26

Give signs and symptoms of hypoglycaemia

Question 27

How is hypoglycaemia treated