Diabetes Crossword

3. the amount a given food increases blood glucose compared with an equivalent amount of glucose
5. condition when pancreas no longer makes insulin'
6. helps body use or store sugar from food
9. tool for checking blood sugar
11. condition where body does not respond well to insulin
12. substance formed when the liver breaks down free fatty acids in the absence of insulin
13. condition resulting from decreased blood flow to the brain
15. Excessively low blood sugar
16. term used to suggest that Alzheimer's disease is a form of diabetes
18. Excessively low blood sugar
21. precipitating factor for development of type 2 diabetes
22. state of weakened immune system common with diabetics
23. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to kidney cells

1. condition causing narrowing, blockage, or spasm in blood vessels
2. metabolic derangement in type 1 diabetes resulting in formation of highly acidic ketone bodies
4. resistance to hormone insulin
7. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to the nerve cell
8. impaired glucose metabolism in which blood glucose levels fall in normal levels
10. build up of plaque in the arteries that supply the heart
14. type of carbohydrate the body cannot digest and helps regulate body's use of sugars
17. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to vessels that supply the retina
19. One of the three main nutrients and main source of energy of body cells
20. Mellitus Syndrome characterized by chronic hyperglycemia