HTH 100 EXAM 4 (SMITH)Questions with
Correct Answers| Updated
What is diabetes?
Disease where body is unable to produce enough insulin.
What is hyperglycemia?
high blood glucose levels
What is the stored form of glucose?
Glycogen (stored in the liver and muscle)
What is glucose?
Glucose is a simple sugar that is readily absorbed by the bloodstream.
What does glucose do?
Provides energy
, What is type 2 diabetes?
-90% of cases
-non-insulin dependent
-insulin resistance ↓ beta cell responsiveness (80% of patients)
-***↑ resistance w/ obesity (+risk factor)
- + genetic susceptibility
- ↓ number of beta cells in pancreas
What is type 1 diabetes?
Where the pancreas produces little to no insulin - insulin dependent
Non-modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes
Increased age
Certain ethnicities (Native Americans and African Americans)
Genetic factors
Biological factors
Modifiable risk factors of type 2 diabetes
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2).
Correct Answers| Updated
What is diabetes?
Disease where body is unable to produce enough insulin.
What is hyperglycemia?
high blood glucose levels
What is the stored form of glucose?
Glycogen (stored in the liver and muscle)
What is glucose?
Glucose is a simple sugar that is readily absorbed by the bloodstream.
What does glucose do?
Provides energy
, What is type 2 diabetes?
-90% of cases
-non-insulin dependent
-insulin resistance ↓ beta cell responsiveness (80% of patients)
-***↑ resistance w/ obesity (+risk factor)
- + genetic susceptibility
- ↓ number of beta cells in pancreas
What is type 1 diabetes?
Where the pancreas produces little to no insulin - insulin dependent
Non-modifiable risk factors for type 2 diabetes
Increased age
Certain ethnicities (Native Americans and African Americans)
Genetic factors
Biological factors
Modifiable risk factors of type 2 diabetes
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2).
