Diabetes
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- 5. A condition of high blood sugar levels.
- 7. A condition of low blood sugar levels.
- 8. This can happen if high or low blood sugar levels are sustained for too long.
- 11. This is a medical emergency caused by not enough insulin.
- 14. The type of diabetes that is inherited because of poor exercise and eating habits.
- 15. This is an app that can help someone track and monitor their diabetes.
- 17. A condition in which the body requires more insulin to control the blood sugar levels.
- 19. A sugar substitute for diabetics.
- 24. High blood sugar can damage the small blood vessels that supply ___ with nutrients.
- 25. The type of diabetes that is inherited at birth.
- 26. A serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not enough to be considered type 2 diabtes.
- 27. The process of the body’s making sugar from waste products and the breakdown of protein and fats.
- 28. A device that measures your sugar levels throughout the day and night with a tiny sensor.
- 29. A hormone that regulates glucose levels in the blood.
- 30. This hormone increases blood sugar by releasing sugar from the liver.
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- 1. What can high blood sugar cause in the heart?
- 2. A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms.
- 3. The type of diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy.
- 4. The desired range for your blood glucose.
- 6. What can happen if high blood sugar causes clots in blood vessels?
- 9. Diabetes is considered this when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from low to high.
- 10. A high blood sugar which has developed in response to a low blood sugar caused by excess insulin or other diabetes medications.
- 12. A medical device that administers insulin to treat diabetes.
- 13. What kind of drink can be used to offset low blood sugar?
- 16. Where can an injury be especially dangerous in someone with diabetes?
- 18. Sugar found in foods such as milk (lactose), fruit (fructose) and honey.
- 20. What problems can result from sugar blocking the tiny blood vessels that go to the retina?
- 21. What organ regulates blood sugar by releasing insulin?
- 22. A manual device used to inject insulin.
- 23. What organ that filters waste from the blood can be damaged from uncontrolled diabetes?