Goodwin College NUR 110 Diabetes Verified Answers And Questions 2026

Type 2 diabetes clinical characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Onset usually over 30 usually obese at diagnosis no islet cell antibodies decrease in endogenous insulin or increased with insulin resistance ketosis uncommon (except in stress or infection) Gestational diabetes clinical characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-onset usually in 2nd or 3rd trimester Due to hormones secreted by the placenta, which inhibit the action of insulin Risk for perinatal complications such as macrosomia (abnormally large babies) Treated with diet and if needed insulin Oral glucose screening test done at ______ weeks of gestation for diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER-24-28 Insulin functions in cell - CORRECT ANSWER-transports and metabolizes glucose for energy, stimulates storage of glucose, signals liver to stop release of glucose, enhances storage of dietary fat in adipose tissue, accelerates transport of amino acids into cells, facilitates the transport of K into cells, inhibits breakdown of stored glucose, protein and fat if blood glucose becomes too low the pancreatic hormone called ______ is release by the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans, which raises blood glucose levels` - CORRECT ANSWER-glucagon 3 major classifications for diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER-Type 1, Type 2, and gestational Type 1 diabetes clinical characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Onset usually under 30 Recent weight loss Positive islet cell of GAD no endogenous insulin Ketosis prone when insulin absent Acute complication of hyperglycemia in Type 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-diabetic ketoacidosis After 8 to 12 hours without food, the liver forms glucose from the breakdown of noncarbohydrate substances, including amino acids. This is called: - CORRECT ANSWERgluconeogenesisWhat percentage of people with diabetes have type 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-5-10% Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the destruction of ________ ____ cells. - CORRECT ANSWER-pancreatic beta Type 1a diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER-Immune mediated Genetic predisposition, environmental agent that incites an immune response, or immunologically mediated beta cell destruction