Diabetes Crossword

3. the amount a given food increases blood glucose compared with an equivalent amount of glucose
8. Excessively low blood sugar
9. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to vessels that supply the retina
10. helps body use or store sugar from food
11. build up of plaque in the arteries that supply the heart
14. condition resulting from decreased blood flow to the brain
15. type of carbohydrate the body cannot digest and helps regulate body's use of sugars
16. Syndrome characterized by chronic hyperglycemia
17. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to the nerve cell
19. impaired glucose metabolism in which blood glucose levels fall in normal levels
22. metabolic derangement in type 1 diabetes resulting in formation of highly acidic ketone bodies
23. condition causing narrowing, blockage, or spasm in blood vessels

1. condition where body does not respond well to insulin
2. term used to suggest that Alzheimer's disease is a form of diabetes
4. state of weakened immune system common with diabetics
5. precipitating factor for development of type 2 diabetes
6. One of the three main nutrients and main source of energy of body cells
7. Excessively low blood sugar
12. condition when pancreas no longer makes insulin'
13. resistance to hormone insulin
18. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to kidney cells
20. tool for checking blood sugar
21. substance formed when the liver breaks down free fatty acids in the absence of insulin