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