Lecture 26 Diabetes I

Question 1

What is diabetes?

Answer 1

A group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar because of no insulin production or insulin resistance.

Question 2

When are you diabetic?

Answer 2

1) Fasting plasma glucose > 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL)
2) 11.1 mmol/L after OGTT 75 g glucose (200 mg dL)
3) Random plasma glucose over 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL)
4) HbA1c 6.5 and over.

Question 3

Name some diseases caused by diabetes:

Answer 3

1) Retinopathy
2) Coronary heart disease
3) Cerebrovascular disease
4) Peripheral vascular disease in lower limbs.
5) Nephropathy
6) diabetic foot
7) neuropathy

Question 4

Subtypes of diabetes:

Answer 4

1) type 1
2) type 2
3) gestational
4) MODY (maturity onset diabetes of the young) - monogenic

Question 5

The classic triade of diabetes:

Answer 5

1) polyuria
2) polydipsia
3) polyphagia