🔸Living With Diabetes

Question 1

Compare the differences between types 1 and 2 diabetes.

Answer 1

TI-DM: ~15% of cases; insulin-dependent; more common in Caucasians; normal weight; can lead to DKA; positive family history

TII-DM: ~85% of cases; insulin-resistant; more common in AAs, NAs, PIs, and Hispanic; overweight; extremely common family history

Question 2

HbA1c is determined by the average blood sugar for the preceding __________.

Answer 2

three months

Question 3

Those with pre-diabetes have a _____ percent yearly chance of progressing to frank T2DM.

Answer 3

10

Question 4

Gestational diabetes increases risk of three things: ________________.

Answer 4

(1) Macrosomia
(2) Maternal complications during delivery
(3) Child and mother both at increased risk for future development of diabetes

Question 5

What are the fasting glucose values for normal, pr-diabetes and diabetes?

Answer 5

Normal <100
Prediabetes = 100-125
Diabetes > 126

Question 6

What is the HbA1c for diabetes?

Answer 6

A1c > 6.5%

Question 7

What are the signs and symptoms of DM?

Answer 7

Polyruria (nocturia),
polydypsia,
weightloss,
Blurry Vision

Question 8

What are the types of diabetes?

Answer 8

• Diabetes Mellitus Type I and II
• Gestational Diabetes
• Pancreatic DM

Question 9

How is gestational diabetes diagnosed?

Answer 9

•It’s all about the mom and the baby. That’s it for this block. Wait until LifeCycle.

Question 10

What is Pancreatic Diabetes?

Answer 10

• The destruction of the pancreas resulting in loss of endocrine pancreatic function → loss of glucagon and insulin production.
• Risk factors such as EtOH abuse and cystic fibrosis.