GRCC PN 132 Diabetes Exam Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+

GRCC PN 132 Diabetes Exam Questions

and Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+


Diabetes Definition - ✔✔-chronic disease with complication


-impaired metabolism

-glucose intolerance

-imbalance of insulin supply and demand

-Vascular and neurological complications


Insulin - ✔✔-hormone


-produced by beta cells in pancrease

-Exogenous-shots

-Endogenous-body produced insulin

-decreases blood glucose level


Glucagon - ✔✔-hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver

to release glucose into the blood when blood glucose concentration dips


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,Diabetes Management - ✔✔-diet


-exercise

-insulin

-oral hypoglycemic agents

-healthy lifestyle changes


Type 1 Diabetes - ✔✔-insulin dependent


-no endogenous insulin

-common in the young, but can happen at any age

-abrupt onset

-autoimmune process

-->possible virus trigger

-->destruction of beta cells

-->insulin antibodies

-->islet cell antibodies

-peaks about 10 to 15 years of age


Type 2 Diabetes - ✔✔-non insulin dependent

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, -inadequate endogenous insulin

-unable to use own insulin

-->beta cells respond inadequately to increased BS

-->progresses

-->receptors sites become resistant to insulin

-->glucose doesn't move into cells


Type 1 Diabetes: S/S - ✔✔-polyuria: excessive urine output


-polydipsia: excessive thirst

-polyphagia: excessive food ingestion

-weight loss

-fatigue

-malaise

-rapid onset

-family tendency

-peak at age 10 to 15

-blurred vision


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