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Glucagon - Answer-A protein hormone secreted by pancreatic endocrine cells that
raises blood glucose levels; an antagonistic hormone to insulin.
Glucose - Answer-Sugar
hyperglycemia - Answer-high blood sugar
Hypoglycemia - Answer-low blood sugar
signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia - Answer-The 3 P's
-polydipsia
-polyphagia
-polyuria
-blurred vision
signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia - Answer-cold sweats - weakness - trembling -
nervousness - irritability - pallor - increased heart rate - confusion - altered LOC and
irrational behavior (cerebral glucose defecit)
Insulin - Answer-A hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by
many diabetics
insulin resistance - Answer-the inability of the cells to respond to insulin
Intermediate acting insulin - Answer-When the body cannot process all of the sugar
Islets of Langerhans - Answer-cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part
of that organ
ketoacidosis - Answer-excessive production of ketones, making the blood acid
Ketones - Answer-Fragments formed by the tissues during incomplete use of fat for
energy, and released into the blood.
Long lasting insulin - Answer-Long lasting begins with "L" 24 hours
Macrovascular complications - Answer-Circulatory disease from diabetes, in smaller
vessels