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| Definition: Type 1 Diabetes |
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Definition
Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Juvenile Diabetes
Insulin producing cells in the pancrease are destroyed leading to little to no insulin. Without insulin the sugar consumed cannot be moved into the cells giving them energy, instead it stays to build up in the blood. |
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Definition: Type 2 Diabetes
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Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Adult-onset Diabetes
more common than type one
Either body doesn't produce enough insulin or cells ignore insulin so it builds up in the blood
cased later in life by poor diet or obesity.
more common in non-white ethnic groups
common in senior citizens |
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Term
Definition: Gestational Diabetes
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Definition
a disorder of glucose tolerance with onset first recognized during pregnancy
7% of pregnancies
resembles type 2
associated with excessive weight gain
during pregnancy women require 2-3 times more insulin |
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Term
| Effects GDM has on breastfeeding |
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Definition
-more difficulty expressing colostrum
-obesity can delay onset of lactogenisis II
-lower levels of prolactin in response to infant sucking in obese women |
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Term
| why women with GDM should breastfeed |
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Definition
| they are twice more likely to develop Type 2 if they don't breastfeed |
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Term
| effect of breastfeeding on Type 2 Diabetes |
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Definition
Reduced need for insulin or diet restrictions
glucose is used to make milk meaning less work for insulin |
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Definition
-about one day (15-28 hours)
-the breasts require insulin to make milk and compete with the mother's body
-colostrum can be stored prenatally |
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Term
| effect of colostrum on baby of diabetic mother |
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Definition
| colostrum can stabilize blood sugar levels |
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Term
| hypothyroidism and is 6 of it's symptoms |
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Definition
low secretion of thyroid hormones
cold intolerance, dry skin, thinning hair, poor appetite, extreme fatigue, depression |
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Term
| hormones produced in the thyroid |
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Definition
| thyrosine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), calcitonin |
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Term
| incidence of postpartum thyroid dysfunction |
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Definition
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| common treatment of hypothyroidism |
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Definition
synthetic T4
(thyroxine
sodium levothyroxine
Synthroid) |
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Term
| breastfeeding implications of untreated hypothyroidism |
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Definition
low milk supply
depression
fatigue
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Term
| hyperthyroidism and it's symptoms |
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Definition
an excess of thyroid hormone
loss of weight- increased appetite
nervousness
heart palpitation
rapid pulse |
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Term
| Incidence of hyperthyroidism |
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Definition
| 2% of women in their 20s and 30s |
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Term
| breastfeeding and hyperthyroidism |
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Definition
| ability to lactate does not appear to be affected though a mother's ability to care for her infant might be. |
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Term
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Definition
| hyperthyroidism + bulging eyes |
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