Diabetes

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Across
  1. 2. Hepatic ____________ means the liver makes new glucose (sugar) from non-carbohydrate sources, especially when you haven’t eaten for a while — like during fasting, long exercise, or starvation
  2. 4. DPP-4 inhibitors stop the enzyme that breaks down ________ hormones
  3. 5. Together, insulin and _______ help maintain Glucose homeostasis
  4. 9. When a person's blood ____ is too high, their pancreas secretes more insulin
  5. 10. When their blood sugar levels drop, their _____ releases glucagon to raise them
  6. 11. glucose within normal range.
  7. 12. Pancreas may not produce enough insulin is called insulin _________.
  8. 14. When the insulin can’t fully “unlock” the cells to allow glucose to enter insulin ______.
Down
  1. 1. Sulfonylurea are insulin ______________
  2. 3. _________octet is Eight key defects that contribute to type 2 diabetes
  3. 6. ________cells in pancreas make and release glucagon
  4. 7. As blood _________ rises, the body sends a signal to pancreas, which releases insulin
  5. 8. A hormone produced by Pancreatic Beta Cells that help to maintain
  6. 12. A group of METABOLIC disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia (high blood glucose)
  7. 13. _______inhibitors are a modern class of diabetes medicines that lower blood sugar by flushing it out through urine