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Pre-existing Diabetes and Auto-Immune Flashcards

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Define: Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Also called

  • Insulin dependent diabetes or
  • Juvenile diabetes.
  • Autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing (beta cells) of the pancreas
  • Results in total insulin deficiency.
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Explain: How Insulin works after a meal

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  • digestion breaks down carbs into sugar molecules inc. glucose/aminoacids
  • glucose/aminoacids are absorbed into the blood stream- BGL rise quickly
  • rise in BGL trigger beta cells in pancreas to secrete insulin which moves into the blood stream
  • Insulin enables glucose to enter the cells in the body particularly the muscle and liver cells
  • Here insulin and other hormones determine whether glucose will be burned for energy or stored for future use
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List causes of Type 1 DM

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Autoimmune disease
Genetic (10% chance of aquiring from a direct relative)
Environmental factors (e.g. viral infection)
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List symptoms of Type 1 DM

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Hyperglycemia
Polyuria
Polydipsia
Lipidemia
Polyphagia 
Glycosuria
Ketoacidoses
Ketouria
Macular degeneration
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How is Diabetes diagnosed

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Fasting or Random <5.5: diabetes unlikely

Fasting 5.5-6.9 OR Random 5.5-11.0: Diabetes uncertain- Oral GTT

Fasting >7.0 OR Random >11.1: Diabetes likely

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Describe: Treatment for Type 1 DM

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Can deliver Insulin fast, regular, intermediate or slow

Insulin Pump

  • catheter directly into abdominal skin
  • delivers insulin directly into the system
  • controlled by a small digital device that is programmed with the correct doses
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What are complications/outcomes of Type 1 diabetes

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Heart disease
Renal disease
Retinopathy
Vascular disease
Neuropathy
Thyroid disease
Fertility:
Decreased fertility (recurrent yeast infections, decreased lubrication, painful sex)
Delayed menarche (menstruation)
Premature menopause
Male effects
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What are the effects of Type 1 Diabetes on pregnancy

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Miscarriage
Congenital abnormality (brain and neural tube defects, cardiac defects, ambiguous genitalia)
SGA
Preterm birth
Preeclampsia, 
Perinatal mortality, 
LGA
Key – tight blood sugar control before conception and throughout pregnancy
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Explain: Diabetes in pregnancy

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In pregnancy the woman’s body uses glucose for energy and growth of the fetus

  • its production is controlled and regulated by the hormone insulin
  • Insulin production increases in pregnancy to manage rising glucose levels and is a normal physiological response to growing a baby and supplying enough energy as well
  • when a pregnant woman’s body is less receptive to the regulating effects of insulin it struggles to control the amount of glucose within the blood stream
  • which leads to increased glucose levels

This process is intensified when a woman has diabetes prior to pregnancy and increases insulin resistance

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Explain: Treatment/Management of diabetes in pregnancy

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  • Pre-conception counselling
  • Regulation of HbA1c – good long term glucose control

Pregnancy

  • Medical r/v after booking in
  • Regular monitoring
  • Multi-disciplinary management
  • Growth u/s

Labour/Birth

  • Delivery plan
  • CTG
  • Pead if needed

Postnatal

  • Check for neonatal hypoglycaemia
  • r/v insulin regimne
  • BF safe
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Define: Type 2 Diabetes

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Adult onset

  • Hyperglyaceamia
  • Insulin deficiency
  • Insulin resistance
  • Innapropriate or excessive glucagon

Family history plays a role in this type of diabetes

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List risk factors/ causes of Type 2 DM

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>45 years of age, 
Overweight/obese 
Hypertensive
Cardiovascular disease
Had GDM
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List symptoms of Type 2 diabetes

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Polyuria- production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine
Polydypsia- abnormally great thirst
Polyphagia- excessive hunger or increased appetite and is one of the 3 main signs of diabetes
Weight loss
Recurrent yeast infections
Recurrent UTI
Blurred vision

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What are the complications/outcomes of Type 2 diabetes

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Blindness (retinopathy)
Kidney disease
Nerve damage
Amputation
Cadiovascular disease: stroke, heart attack, loss of circulation in arms and legs

Fertility:

  • Links with PCOS
  • Alterations to the menstrual cycle
  • Anovulatory cycles
  • Poor quality blastocysts
  • Increased c reactive protein
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Describe: Treatment/Management of Type 2 DM in Pregnancy

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In General:
Lifestyle modification
Weight loss
Exercise
Oral hypoglycaemics
Insulin

Pregnancy

  • HbAic
  • Physical examination
  • BGL monitoring and ongoing strategy
  • Medical and diabetic r/v
  • U/S
  • Growth u/s

Labour/Birth

  • BGL monitoring
  • diabetes managment
  • CTG
  • Paed available if needed
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What are the pregnancy complications of Type 2 diabetes

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Miscarriage
Cogential malformations
IUGR
Macrosomia
Polyhydraminos
FDIU
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Define: Hypothyroidism

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Hypothyroidism comprises a lack of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3).

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List symptoms of Hypothyroidism

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Weight gain
Constipation
Cold intolerance
Alopecia
Dry skin
Hoarseness
Lethargy
Ataxia
Cognitive impairment
Bradycardia
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Explain: Treatment/Management of Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy

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Pregnancy

  • treatment immediately upon diagnosis
  • if TSH rises: adjust Thyroxine dose
  • Check fT4 and TSH at booking and 4-6wkly throughout pregnancy

Labour/Birth
- Treat as normal

Postnatal

  • r/v Thyroxine dose
  • Neonatal screening required
  • BF safe
  • Ch fT4 nad TSH 6wks postpartum
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Define: Thyrotoxicosis

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is the clinical syndrome caused by high serum concentrations of thyroid hormones.

Typically caused by Graves disease: an autoimmune condition in which thyrotoxicosis is caused by autoantibodies to the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR).

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List signs and symptoms of Thyrotoxicosis

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  • Heat intolerance
  • Weight loss (despite good appetite)
  • Insomnia
  • Agitation
  • Tremor
  • Retraction of the upper eyelid
  • Sweating
  • Tachycardia and bounding pulse
  • Diarrhoea
  • Oligo- or amenorrhoea
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Complications of Thyrotoxicosis

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Graves ophthalmopathy

Graves dermopathy

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Explain: Treatment/Management of Thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy

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Pregnancy

  • Thyrotoxicosis- increased risk of miscarriage. Diagnosis difficult as symptoms mimicl pregnancy
  • Graves disease improves
  • U/S
  • blood tests

Labour/Birth

  • High risk medical management
  • Continuous fetal monitoring (fetal tachycardia)
  • Paed notified once established

Postnatal

  • neonate r/v: may required antithyroid medication
  • Encourage BF
  • Maternal thyroid hormone levels rechecked at 6wks
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Define: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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With lupus erythematosus, the body produces autoantibodies against its own connective tissue.

(SLE): the most common variation of lupus affecting the entire body including serous membrane, kidneys, joints, and skin

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List signs and symptoms of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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Classic ‘butterfly rash’ (malar rash) on cheeks 
Weight loss
 Fatigue and headaches 
Fever with flu-like symptoms
Arthralgia (joint pain without swelling)
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What are some of the complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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Acute and chronic infection
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea
Alopecia (hair loss) Photosensitivity Arthritis and sometimes early morning stiffness
and others…

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Explain: Treatment/Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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Pregnancy

  • Pregnancy complications are generally reduced if the lupus is mild or stable, particularly at conception
  • multidisciplinary care
  • Full antenatal bloods for baseline
  • record medical history and medications
  • Medical r/v

Labour/Birth

  • High risk management
  • vaginal birth safe if no falre up present
  • Teds for LSCS
  • Continuous EFM

Postnatal

  • increased risk of lupus flare up
  • prompt return to maternal drug regimen
  • BF NOT safe
  • neonate monitoring
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List complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in pregnancy

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IUGR
Preterm birth
FDIU
Miscarriage
Congential abnormalities
Increased risk of hypertensive disease
Lupus flare up

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