Week 7 Type 2 Diabetes Flashcards
What are the 3 classes of hormones?
- peptides/proteins (these are most hormones - secreted by pancreas, GI tract, hypothalamus, pituatary
- amines (secreted by thyroid and adrenal medulla)
- steroids (from cholesterol, secrete by adrenal cortex, gonads, placenta)
what are the 2 types of cells in the pancreas?
- exocrine cells - 95% (secrete fluids / digestive enzymes)
- endocrine cells - 5% (islets of langerhan. include alpha cells, beta cells, delta cells, F cells)
what are the different types of endocrine cells? what do they secrete?
- alpha cells - secrete glucagon
- beta cells - secrete insulin
- delta cells - secrete somatostatin
- F cells - secrete PP
which 2 hormones are the primary hormones involved in mainting normal blood sugar?
insulin
glucagon
Which hormone inhibits glucagon
GLP1 - signals satiety
How does the body store the carbs that we eat for energy?
- as glycogen
- as circulating glucose
if we eat too many carbs, what happens?
they get stored as triglycerides in adipose tissue and as circulating fatty acid in the blood
what happens to the protein and fat we eat?
Both slow down sugar int he blood stream.
Fat gets stored as fat
Protein is least likely to get stored as fat
Insulin is a ____ hormone, while glucagon was a _____ hormone
Insulin = anabolic (builds up muscle/fat - encourages protein synthesis)
Glucagon = catabolic (break down)
What is glycogenolyis?
breaking down sugar
what is gluconeogenesis?
synthesis of new glucose
what is lipolysis
break down fat
insulin stimulates the uptake of glucose into the following 3 cells, and stimulates the synthesis of the following 3 items:
- liver cells
- fat cells
- muscle cells
- glycogen
- triglycerides
- protein
what is the net effect of glucagon (4 things)
- glucogenoloysis
- gluconeogenesis
- lipolysis
- increases blood sugar
what stimulates insulin secretion?
What stimulated glucagon secretion?
insulin - increase in blood sugar levels
glucagon - a drop in blood sugar levels
what happens if you dont eat enough during the day?
liver turns on early to pump out more sugar than necessary into the bloodstream
both if you dont eat enough food or if you eat too much simple sugar, it can cause blood sugars to rise
why might you feel hungry 30 minutes after eating an apple?
blood sugar spikes. insulin works fast. can make you hungry for more carbs.
how is your blood sugar maintained at night?
the liver maintains it - eating in the morning shuts off the liver
type 1 diabetes is characterised by:
- autoimmune beta cell destruction
- no insulin production
type 2 diabetes is characterised by:
- progressive defective insulin secretion
- insulin resistance
Which trimester / trimesters does gestational diabetes happen in?
2nd or 3rd
what are 2 risk factors for GDM?
35+
2nd pregnancy
it also increases risk for type 2 diabetes
how many people worldwide had diabetes in 2017?
425 million
every ___ minutes, another Canadian is diagnosed with diabetes
3 minutes
what % of canadians are currently living with diabetes or prediabetes?
29% (3.4 million people)
what is the cost of diabetes in Canada every year?
$14 billion per year
1 in ____ deaths in Canadian adults was attibuted to diabetes?
1/10
Diabetes is the leading cause of:
- blindness
- end stage renal disease
- non-traumatic amputation
____ is the 3rd highest risk factor for premature mortality globally (after high bp and smoking) - leads to damaged heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves
high blood sugar
what is the leading cause of death with people with diabetes?
CVD - CVD death is 2-4x higher in people with DM
diabetics have ____ higher risk of death
2x higher risk of death
what is the typical age of onset for type 1 diabetes? types 2 diabetes?
type 1 = < 30
type 2= > 40
type 2 diabetes is associated with these 4 factors:
- aging
- obesity
- inactivity
- inherited factos
type 1 diabetes is associated with these 3 things:
- autoimmune disease
- viral infection
- inherited factors
in type 2 diabetes, what is the typical amount of insulin secretion?
it varies. sometimes normal, sometimes increased, sometimes decreased
what are the main ethnicity factors for type 2 diabtes?
- elderly
- black people
- aboriginal
- asian
- hispanic
- south asian
what are the main risk factors for type 2 diabetes
- obesity
- family history
- pre-diabetes
- history of GDM
- impaired glucose metabolism
- physical inactivity independent of weight
- > 40
- macrosomia (large birth weight over 4kg)
- ethnicity
- hypertension
- low HDL, high triglycerides
type 2 diabetes is a _____ condition
polygenic condition - multiple genetic factors needed for disease manifestation
what are the primary environmental factors for type 2 diabetes?
- obesity
- physical inactivity
- low birth weight
what organs are involved in type 2 diabetes pathophysiology?
- pancreas
- gut
- liver
- muscle
- adipocytes