Lesson 2.1: What Is Diabetes? Flashcards

1
Q

A test that determines blood glucose levels in the blood or urine used to detect diabetes

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Glucose 7 Tolerance Test

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2
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The maintenance of relatively stable internal environment

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Homeostasis 1

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3
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It circulates I’m blood and produces effect on the activity of cells

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Hormone 4

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4
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A hormone secreted by the pancreas and regulation of glucose levels in the blood

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Insulin 5

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5
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A primary mechanism of homeostasis that triggers a response that counteracts the initial fluctuation

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Negative 2Feedback

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6
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Tends to magnify a process

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Positive 3Feeback

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7
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Develops during a childhood or adolescence deficiency of insulin, leading to high blood glucose levels

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Type 1 Diabetes 8

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8
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Develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals and has high blood glucose and impaired insulin utilization with the body’s inability to compensate

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Type 2 Diabetes 9

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9
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A hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that raise blood glucose levels

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Glucagon 6

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