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Carbohydrate Metabolism - ANSWER ✔✔- insulin supported process
of facilitated diffusion; moves glucose from the bloodstream into cells
- process that ensures constant supply of energy to cells
Insulin is produced by - ANSWER ✔✔beta cells of the islets of
Langerhans in the pancreas
Diabetes Mellitus - ANSWER ✔✔- disorder of carbohydrate
metabolism due to the body's inability to produce or use insulin
- Characterized by high levels of blood glucose
,Insulin - ANSWER ✔✔A hormone produced by the pancreas that
allows the cells to use glucose in the blood
Diabetes Mellitus predisposes the client to... - ANSWER ✔✔- CVD
- renal damage/ renal failure
- peripheral vascular disease
- ischemic heart disease
- blindness
- peripheral neuropathy
- lower extremity amputation
4 Major Types of Diabetes Mellitus - ANSWER ✔✔- Type I Diabetes
- Type II Diabetes
- Gestational diabetes mellitus
- Secondary causes of diabetes mellitus
Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus - ANSWER ✔✔-diet
- obesity
- sedentary behavior
- insulin resistance
, - autoimmune mechaisms
- hormonal changes during pregnancy
-genetic mutations
- pancreatic disease
- medication toxicity
Glucose - ANSWER ✔✔- energy used by the cell or stored as
glycogen or converted to fat
- energy for cell metabolism
Glycogen - ANSWER ✔✔stored glucose in the liver and muscles
Glycogenesis - ANSWER ✔✔process of glycogen formation
Glycogenolysis - ANSWER ✔✔breakdown of stored glycogen to turn
it back into glucose to be used
Gluconeogenesis - ANSWER ✔✔amino acids ad fats are converted
into glucose
- toxic byproducts when fat is turned into glucose is keto acid and can
cause diabetic ketoacidosis
Normal blood glucose range - ANSWER ✔✔70-100mg/dL
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Verifed Ace the Text
Carbohydrate Metabolism - ANSWER ✔✔- insulin supported process
of facilitated diffusion; moves glucose from the bloodstream into cells
- process that ensures constant supply of energy to cells
Insulin is produced by - ANSWER ✔✔beta cells of the islets of
Langerhans in the pancreas
Diabetes Mellitus - ANSWER ✔✔- disorder of carbohydrate
metabolism due to the body's inability to produce or use insulin
- Characterized by high levels of blood glucose
,Insulin - ANSWER ✔✔A hormone produced by the pancreas that
allows the cells to use glucose in the blood
Diabetes Mellitus predisposes the client to... - ANSWER ✔✔- CVD
- renal damage/ renal failure
- peripheral vascular disease
- ischemic heart disease
- blindness
- peripheral neuropathy
- lower extremity amputation
4 Major Types of Diabetes Mellitus - ANSWER ✔✔- Type I Diabetes
- Type II Diabetes
- Gestational diabetes mellitus
- Secondary causes of diabetes mellitus
Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus - ANSWER ✔✔-diet
- obesity
- sedentary behavior
- insulin resistance
, - autoimmune mechaisms
- hormonal changes during pregnancy
-genetic mutations
- pancreatic disease
- medication toxicity
Glucose - ANSWER ✔✔- energy used by the cell or stored as
glycogen or converted to fat
- energy for cell metabolism
Glycogen - ANSWER ✔✔stored glucose in the liver and muscles
Glycogenesis - ANSWER ✔✔process of glycogen formation
Glycogenolysis - ANSWER ✔✔breakdown of stored glycogen to turn
it back into glucose to be used
Gluconeogenesis - ANSWER ✔✔amino acids ad fats are converted
into glucose
- toxic byproducts when fat is turned into glucose is keto acid and can
cause diabetic ketoacidosis
Normal blood glucose range - ANSWER ✔✔70-100mg/dL
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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