CHILDHOOD DISEASE -DIABETES MELLITUS
Across
- 1. Time when blood glucose monitoring should be done in a child with diabetes
- 3. Recommended approach for managing hyperglycemia in a conscious child
- 5. Continuous glucose monitoring system's benefit for children
- 8. Hormone that raises blood sugar levels
- 10. Type of diabetes requiring insulin therapy from the diagnosis
- 12. Age group where puberty can impact insulin requirements
- 13. Hormone that lowers blood sugar levels
- 15. Age range when puberty can impact insulin requirements
- 17. Process of providing insulin through a small tube under the skin
- 18. Term for the role of glucagon in diabetes management
- 19. Early symptom of type 1 diabetes in children (7 letters)
- 20. Complication associated with poorly controlled diabetes affecting vision
- 23. Process of breaking down carbohydrates into glucose
- 25. The primary goal of diabetes management in children
- 26. Temporary remission phase after starting insulin therapy
- 29. Role of carbohydrates in a diabetic child's diet
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- 1. Condition affecting the eyes in poorly controlled diabetes
- 2. Type of diabetes medication used in type 2 diabetes
- 3. Monitoring system for detecting early signs of diabetic retinopathy
- 4. Recommended approach for managing hypoglycemia in a conscious child
- 6. Temporary form of diabetes during pregnancy
- 7. Dietary component that impacts blood sugar levels
- 9. Regular physical activity's impact on insulin sensitivity
- 11. Method of providing insulin through a small tube under the skin
- 14. Autoimmune process leading to insulin-producing cell destruction
- 16. Strategy to manage diabetes during illness
- 21. Complication of diabetes affecting the kidneys
- 22. Device used to administer rapid-acting insulin continuously
- 24. Substance produced during fat breakdown; monitored for diabetic ketoacidosis
- 27. Term for a severe complication marked by high blood ketone levels
- 28. Device used for blood glucose monitoring