quiz 3

Question 1

what are ways to manage diabetes?

Answer 1

Food, meds, exercise, foot care, monitor BGL

Question 2

Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes?

Answer 2

External Insulin

Question 3

What is Diabetic Ketoacidosis?

Answer 3

produces ketones when body can’t produce enough insulin

Question 4

What is glucosuria?

Answer 4

Lots of urinating

Question 5

Polydipsia? and Polyphagia?

Answer 5

Thirsty and Hungry

Question 6

Post prandial?

Answer 6

Period after eating

Question 7

Type 1 diabeties is insufficient in amount or insulin doesn’t work?

Answer 7

Insufficient in ammount

Question 8

Glucosuria Symptom is what?

Answer 8

Peeing a lot— smells of sugar

Question 9

Blurred vision ?

Answer 9

High blood sugar resulting in change of shape in the lens of the eye— blindness

Question 10

How does glucose (hyperglycemia) complications for people with diabetes? (2)

Answer 10

1. Nerve damage: ie. loss of sensation to foot or legs

2. Vascular Damage macro and micro , eyes, brain, heart.

Question 11

What are the three major components of managing diabetes?

Answer 11

1. Diet
2. Exercise
3. Meds/Insulin

Question 12

What can delay the onset of diabetic complications?

Answer 12

Tight control of blood sugar (4-7 range) how can this be dangerous? : result in hypoglycemia low BGL

Question 13

Hygoglycemia is ?

Answer 13

Low BGL and excessive insulin

Question 14

Signs of hypoglycemia?

Answer 14

Confused, nervousness, tired: coma /death

Question 15

Hyperglycemia signs?

Answer 15

Dehydrations, weight loss

Question 16

What does the endocrine System do?

Answer 16

Employs hormones to relay messages. Secretes hormones.

Question 17

Negative feedback loop does what?

Answer 17

Brings back to a set point… Insulin does this to get rid of sugar high.. bring things back down.

Question 18

Where can hormones cause effect? (specificity)

Answer 18

Anywhere but will only bind to specific cell receptors

Question 19

The cells that a hormone affects are called?

Answer 19

Target Cells

Question 20

What 2 types of hormones are there?

Answer 20

1. Steriod (lipids and fats

2. Non steriod (protien)

Question 21

How does a hormone cause effect? 2 ways

Answer 21

ENTERS a cell to bind to receptor or

Finds receptor on OUTSIDE of cell

Question 22

Which two organs work together to regulate the level of glucose in the blood?

Answer 22

Pancreas: secretes

Liver :stores

Question 23

Does the liver produce hormones?

Answer 23

Not fot blood suga it stores energy

Question 24

What are the islets of lengerhans? What cells are in there?

Answer 24

Within the pancreas
Alpha cells- secrete glucose
Beta cells-secrete insulin

Question 25

When is insulin typically released? when do the levels of insulin return to baseline

Answer 25

After a meal… 2-3 hours return to baseline.

Question 26

What happens to insulin once its secreted?

Answer 26

Used up and degreated or destroued by liver and kidneys

Question 27

Two basic types of adipose tissue?

Answer 27

Sub-cutaneous (deeper fat all over body)
Viscerol fat (torso fat stored around organs) most dangerous fat.

Question 28

What are three ways to assess a persons visceral fat?

Answer 28

BMI
Waist circumference
Waste-hip ratio

Question 29

What affects can increased visceral fat have on body?

Answer 29

Adipokines increases and causes resistance to insulin

Question 30

What are 2 tests that can be done to see if a person has hyperglycemia related to insulin resistance?

Answer 30

FPG Fasting plasma glucose

2hPG

Question 31

What is IPG and IGT

Answer 31

IPG impaired fasting glucose

IGT impaired glucose tolerance

Question 32

A1C monitors…

Answer 32

glucose levels over past 3 months.

Question 33

Group of symptoms that when found together indicate high risk for Cardiovascular and diabetes this is called?

Answer 33

Metabolic Syndrome (cluster of symptoms and disorders)

Question 34

The Dx for Metabolic Syndrome is the presense of 3 of the following

Answer 34

Elevated waste circumference
fasting BGL or IPG
Elevated BP