Type I Diabetes

Question 1

Role of delta cells secreted by the pancreas

Answer 1

secretes somatostatin which suppresses insulin and glucagon release

Question 2

Insulin starts as ___ ___ insulin, gets reduced to ___ insulin, then finally gets cleaved to insulin and ___ __

Answer 2

prepro; pro; peptide C

Question 3

Glucose is the most potent stimulant of insulin release but __ and ___ work too

Answer 3

fat; proteins

Question 4

The __ (_ system) stimulates insulin while the __ system inhibits it

Answer 4

vagus (PS); sympathetic

Question 5

What is the cephalic phase in regards to insulin release

Answer 5

the sight/smell of food can cause insulin release

Question 6

Insulin is a major ___ hormone

Answer 6

anabolic

Question 7

Reason for glucose in urine in diabetics

Answer 7

kidneys ability to reabsorb glucose overwhelmed

Question 8

Vaginal ____ is common in diabetic women

Answer 8

candidiasis

Question 9

Peak age of onset for type I diabetes is

Answer 9

5-7

Question 10

What season is onset most likely in

Answer 10

winter

Question 11

A sensitive autoantibody in Type I DM is

Answer 11

glutamic acid decarboxylase

Question 12

This cation is an antigen for type I DM

Answer 12

Efflux zinc transporter (ZnT8)

Question 13

This disease can masquerade as non-obese type II diabetes and can be controlled by diet/glucose pills

Answer 13

Latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood

Question 14

A parent with __ __ is a risk factor for type I

Answer 14

hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Question 15

Best way to reverse DKA

Answer 15

insulin