Term
| the body is attacking the pancreas destroying beta cells |
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Definition
| What is type 1 diabetes mellitus? |
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Term
| beta cells produce more insulin to keep up with high glucose levels, the beta cells get tired and starts producing less insulin |
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Definition
| What is type 2 diabetes mellitus? |
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Term
heart disease
renal disease
stroke
blindness
neuropathies
leg/foot ulcers/amputation
complications during pregnancy |
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Definition
| What are some complications of diabetes mellitus? |
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Term
poluria, polydipsia, polphagia with unexpected weight loss plus random glucose leves > 200
fasting serum levels of >126
two hour post glucose levels >200 after GTT |
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Definition
| How do you diagnosis diabetes mellitus? |
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Term
| 2 seperate occasions of abnormal findings to a doctors office |
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Definition
| What else has to happen to be dignosised with diabetes mellitus? |
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Term
NPO after midnight
blood is drawn morning of test
pt is given glucose drink
blood is drawn at 30 min and 1 hr, then q2h for the rest of the test |
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Definition
| What is done during a GTT? |
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Term
onset: 5-15 minutes
peak: 30min-2 hours
duration: 2-5 hours |
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Definition
| What is the onset, peak, and duration of racpic-acting insulin? |
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Term
onset: 1/2-1 hour
peak: 2-4 hours
duration: 6-8 hours |
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Definition
| What is the onset, peak, and duration of short-acting insulin? |
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Term
onset: 1-4 hours
duration: up to 24 hours |
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Definition
| What is the onset and duration of long-acting insulin? |
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Term
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Definition
| What insulin can not be mixed with any other insulin? |
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Term
cloudy to clear
clear to cloudy |
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Definition
| When drawing up clear and cloudy insulin what order is it in? |
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Term
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Definition
| This develops when blood glucose levels fail less then 45-50. |
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