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diabetes mellitus

chronic multisystem disease, causing elevated blood glucose



type 1

body does not produce insulin



type 2 diabetes

insulin resistance



insulin

hormone produced by the pancreas



hypoglycemia

low blood sugar



hyperglycemia

high blood sugar



4 different types of diabetes

type 1

type 2

,gestational

other



what type of diabetes is more common in children?

type 1



what percentage of type 2 patients are overweight?

85%



stable levels of blood glucose

74-106



insulin pathophysiology

helps glucose enter the cells from the bloodstream across the cell membrane to the
cytoplasm of the cell



what parts of the body are insulin dependent?

skeletal muscle and adipose tissue



liver cells

have receptor sites to facilitate uptake of glucose and convert it to glycogen



glucogenesis

forming or producing glucose

, high levels of ketones ...

means insulin isnt being used



type 1 etiology

autoimmune response

body develops antibodies against insulin and/or pancreatic β cells that produce insulin
resulting in not enough insulin to survive




when do type 1 symptoms develop?

as soon as pancreas stops producing insulin

polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia




genetic abnormalities type 2

Insulin resistance

Decreased insulin production by pancreas

Inappropriate hepatic glucose production




type 1 age of onset

More common in young people but can occur at any age




type 1 type of onset

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