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this is the organ affected
pancreas
body doesn't produce enough
insulin
or, body produces insulin but
doesn't use it properly
what does insulin do?
converts sugar starch food into energy
insulin is a kind of
hormone
what happens to blood glucose in diabetes?
it gets too high
these 2 are excreted in the urine, causing problems
glucose and sodium
muscle weakness, fatigue can result from losing too much of these 2
sodium and potassium
glucose goes out with the urine and therefore isn't around to enter the
cells
cellular starvation happens when
glucose can't enter the cells
cellular starvation makes you
hungry
type 1 diabetes definition
body doesn't produce insulin
type 1 treatment:
insulin injections, because they don't make insulin
injections of insulin are given to help maintain a normal level of this, in the blood
glucose
type 2 diabetes can happen 2 ways
1. body not making enough insulin
2. body's cells are resistant to insulin action
cell starvation can happen because of
hyperglycemia
what do oral antidiabetics do? (2)
activate the release of insulin from the pancreas
improve the body's sensitivity to insulin
diabetic coma aka
diabetic acidosis
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
diabetic coma happens when there's
not enough insulin
chemical produced by specialized cells that is released slowly in small amounts into the bloodstream
hormone
produced by endocrine glands and carried through blood to target
hormones
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Author
ercienne
ID
50596
Card Set
diabetes.txt
Description
diabetes (gylys and dummies)
Updated
2010-11-19T17:21:33Z
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