Type 1 Diabetes Flashcards

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What are the 4 cell types of the islets?

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  1. Beta (60-80%)
  2. Alpha (20-30%
  3. Delta (somatostatin, suppresses insulin and glucagon)
  4. Pancreatic polypeptide (unknown fxn)
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What inc risk of CV dis do you have with diabets?

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2-4X inc risk

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Describe the processes of insulin processing

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  1. Insulin is synth as inactive precursor form (preproinsulin)
  2. A signal sequence is removed from preproinsulin following insertion into the endoplasmic reticulum, resulting in proinsulin
  3. Proinsulin is further processed to form insulin and a byproduct C peptide, both of which are packaged into secretory vesicles (proteolytic cleavage by trypsin, chymotrypsin–>removal of basic AAs)
  4. Mature insulin is comprised of an A and B peptide chain, linked together by two disulfide bonds
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4
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What kind of hormone is insulin?

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Peptide hormone

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5
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What does insulin do?

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Key anabolic hormone critical for glucose uptake and utilization, lipid and protein synth, and an essential growth factor for normal development

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6
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What needs to be intact for insulin to do all of its jobs?

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  • Islet b cell mass
  • insulin synthesis
  • glucose-dep insulin secretion
  • insulin signaling at target cells
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7
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What is often used to measure endogenous insulin production?

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Amount of C peptide (which was cleaved during to production of insulin)

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8
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What is the turnover rate of insulin?

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2-4hrs

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9
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What is amylin?

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Amylin (IAPP) is a substance also in secretory granules with insulin, proinsulin, proteolytic enzymes and Zn. It inhibits glucagon secretion after a meal. In diabetics, there is less amylin and therefore inc glucagon concentrations

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10
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What 3 things are stimulatory for insulin secretion?

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  1. Nutrient load (glucsoe the most, but fat and protein also stimulate its release)
  2. Autonomic NS (vagus–>stim, sympathetic–>Inhibits and cephalic phase–>stim)
  3. Hormones (GLP-1 and GIP gut hormones stim)
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11
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What 2 things inhibit insulin secretion?

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  1. Starvation/hypoglycemia

2. Hormones (glucagon, epinephrine, growth hormone, cortisol)

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12
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How does glucose work to regulate insulin secretion?

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Directly and by augmenting the action of other insulin secretagogues

A rise in blood glucose levels causes an immediate release of insulin from granules. If the secretory stimulus persists, a delayed response follows causing more insulin to be produced.

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13
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What other agents regulate normal insulin metab?

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GLP1, leucine, arginine, sulfonylureas stim inuslin reslease

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14
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What is insulin necessary for?

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  • Transmembrane transport of gluc and AAs
  • Glycogen formation in the liver and skeletal muscles
  • Glucose conversion to TGs
  • Nucleic acid synth
  • Protein synth

-Principle fxn is to inc rate of glucose transport into striated muscle cells

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15
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in their insulin production?

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T1: absolute insulin def
T2: insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency

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16
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in their onset of symptoms?

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T1: Abrupt onset of hyperglycemia and propensity for dev of DKA
T2: Hyperglycemia dev gradually with progressive decline in beta cell fxn (ie initially silent)

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17
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in treatment?

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T1: lifelong insulin injection required
T2: can be treated with oral meds

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18
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in cause?

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T1: Associated with auto-antibodies
T2: Associated with increasing age and obesity
(hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non-ketosis (HHNK), can dev DKA)

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19
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in age?

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T1: predominant type of diabetes diagnosed <30y/o

20
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in family hx

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T1: rare
T2: 95%, common

21
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in mechanism

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T1: autoimmune destruction of beta cells
T2: unknown

22
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in first functional abnormality?

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T1: dec in insulin sec
T2: dec insulin sec and response to insulin

23
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in initial pathology

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T1: insulinitis
T2: little/none

24
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How are type 1 and type 2 different in late pathoogy

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T1: absence of beta cells, inc in alpha and gamma
T2: Amyloid deposition, fibrosis. Beta cell mass reduction

25
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What is the criteria for diagnosis of diabetes?

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  • Symp of diabetes plus a random plasma glucose concentration of >200mg/dL
  • Fasting plasma glucose concentration >126mg/dL
  • 2-hr plasma glucose concentration >200mg/dL during an OGTT
  • A1c >= 6.5%
26
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What are the specific signs and symptoms of diabetes?

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  • Polyuria/polydipsia
  • wt loss (starvation state, not abs calories)
  • polyphagia (excessive hunger)
  • diabetic ketoacidosis (more common in type 1)
  • coma
27
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What are the non-specific signs and symp of diabetes?

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  • Fatigue
  • Blurred vision (lens gets distorted due to osmolar effect)
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry/itchy skin (dehydration)
  • Vaginal candidiasis
  • Poor healing of wounds (bacteria like diabetic medium)
  • Excessive/unusual infections (immunosupp due to hyperglycemia)
28
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When do we get glucose in the urine?

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When we oversaturate the glucose transporters (Tm) in the glomerular filtrate due to chronically high glucose in the blood (175-200mg/dl)

29
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What are the peak ages of onset of T1D?

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5-7yr and at onset of puberty. 1/3 of cases after age 18

30
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What time of year more likely to have the onset?

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Cold season…maybe virus triggers it?

31
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Describe the incidence of T1d

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Incidence is increasing world wide

32
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What are some risk factors for T1d?

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  • Viral infections (coxsaccie, congenital rubella, enterovirus infections)
  • Diet, esp exposure to cow’s milk at early age
  • High SES
  • Obesity
  • Vit D def
  • Perinatal factors like mat age, hx of preeclampisa, neonatal jaundice. Low birth wt dec risk of dev T1D
33
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What serum auto-antibodies have been detected in t1d

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  • Islet cell Abs (ICA)
  • Insulin Abs (IAA)
  • Glutamic acid decarboxylase Abs (GAD)
  • Tyrosine phosphatase-like proteins like insulinoma associated protein (IA-2)
  • Cation efflux zinc transporter (ZnT8) has been indentified as a candidate
34
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Describe the relationshipt betw T1 D and other autoimmune dis

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Lots of concurrence with other autoimmunity like thyroiditis, addisons or celiac

35
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What is Latent Auto-Immune Diabetes of Adulthood (LADA)?

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-Intermediate between T1 and T2. Usually presents >25 y.o masquerading as non-obese type 2 (non DKA) with pos auto antibodies seen. It can initially be controlled with meal planning, but insulin dep gradually occurs within months. They have a low peptide C concentration and are unlikely to have a fam hx of t2d.

36
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How do we treat T1d?

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  • Insulin replacement therapy
  • Edu
  • Adjust doses according to carb intake, exercise, blood glucose profile
  • Test blood gluc levels
  • Screen for complications
37
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By how much does intensive therapy significantly reduce microvascular complications?

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  • Retinopathy: 76%
  • Nephropathy: 50%
  • Neuropathy: 60%
38
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What is DKA?

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Potentially life threatening presentation of T1D where the body perceives a state of starvation Because no insulin is being synth or detected and rallies body stores to compensate. This includes hepatic glucose produc, muscle breakdown and fat breakdown to ketones.

39
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What are the symptoms of DKA?

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Nausea/vomiting, polyuria, weakness, anorexia, abdominal pain, visual disturbances, somnolence

Signs: tachycardia, hypotension, dehydration, hyperventilation, wt loss, fruity odor on breath, altered mental status

40
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What do we do to treat DKA?

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Replace insulin 1st! then correct fluid and electrolyte imbalances .

41
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What does loss of insulin in DKA effect?

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  1. Liver: plasma glucose inc, glucosuria, polyuria–>dehydration
  2. Muscle: inc plasma glucose and muscle wasting–>wt loss
  3. Adipose: inc plasma FFAs–>inc plasma beta hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate–>acidosos (ketones)
42
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What are the urgent problems in DKA?

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Hyperosmolar dehydration and acidosis

43
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What are some potential treatment adverse events of DKA?

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-Cerebral edema and hypokalemia if convert too quickly

44
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What is the #1 complication of T1D or pts on insulin?

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Hypoglycemia

45
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What is the basal bolus approach?

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Tries to mimic endogenous insulin production by combining basal dose to suppress hepatic glucose production between meals and bolus dose after meals