Diabetes: What to know head to toe

Half of the PCOS patients demonstrate insulin resistance, a condition most obviously linked to type II diabetes 

True

Insulin resistance due to PCOS may decrease chances of becoming diabetic 

False

Diabetes is considered a metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to effectively process digested food. Food is broken down into _____ which is the body's main source of fuel. 

Glucose

What hormone must be present for glucose to get into cells

Insulin

Which organ should produce enough insulin to transport glucose from the bloodstream into cells?

Pancreas

Diabetes often leads to serious health problems which may include (select all that apply)

Blindness, Stroke, Kidney failure, Nerve Damage, Amputations, Heart and blood vessel disease

the main types of diabetes

Type 1, Type 2, Gestational diabetes

Diabetes is an autoimmune disease. 

True

How often does a person with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin

Must take insulin daily to live

Type 1 diabetes develops most often in children and young adults, but can appear at any age. 

True

Symptoms of type 1 diabetes include (select all that apply)

constant hunger and weight loss, Blurred vision, Extreme fatigue

Diabetes mellitus was previously called?

Type 1 diabetes

Which is the most common form of diabetes?

Type 2

Type 2 diabetes usually begins as insulin resistant, a disorder in which cells do not use insulin properly. ( T or F)

True

In type 2 diabetes

The pancreas produces enough insulin, but for unknown reasons the body cannot use the insulin effectively

The onset symptoms of type 2 diabetes is sudden (T or F)

False

Symptoms of type 2 diabetes include (select all that apply)

Fatigue, Nausea, Frequent urination, Weight loss, Slow healing of wound or sores, Some people have no symptoms

Type 2 diabetes was also called non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or adult-onset diabetes

True

Gestational diabetes 

A form of glucose intolerance that is diagnosed in some women during pregnancy

Type 2 diabetes is more common in (select all that apply)

Older people, Overweight people

Heart disease and stoke are responsible for 

65% of deaths in people with diabetes

Blindness and kidney failure are possible side effects of diabetes

True

About 1/3 of patients with type 2 diabetes have hypertension when they are diagnosed.  (T or F)

True

Patients with peripheral neuropathy may

Have numbness in the arms and legs, Have decreased sensitivity to pain or temperature, Have loss of balance or coordination, Have tingling, burning, or prickling sensation, Be extremely sensitive to touch

Autonomic neuropathy affects

The heart, blood vessels, digestive system, urinary tract, sex organs, and sweat glands

People with diabetes can have many complications which include...(Select all that apply)

Amputations, Dental Disease, Complications during pregnancy, Skin Conditions like bacterial infections, fungal infections, and localized itching caused by a yeast infection, dry skin, or poor circulation

Skin conditions that are almost exclusively related to diabetes include

Diabetic dermopathy, Diabetic blisters, Acanthosis nigricans

People with diabetes are less susceptible to many other illnesses. 

False

Metformin is currently the only approved treatment of diabetes in the US. 

False

Aspirin therapy should not be used 

In patients with aspirin allergy or a bleeding tendency

Acanthosis Nigricans

Condition characterized by darkened skin patches

Hyperglycemia is a condition that occurs when one's blood glucose is lower than normal

False