Diabetes mellitus
Across
- 2. low blood sugar
- 4. nerve cell damage
- 6. damage to the blood vessels in the eye
- 8. the death of body tissue due to either a lack of blood flow or a serious bacterial infection
- 9. increased thirst
- 12. damage to the blood bessels in the kidneys
- 15. a sugar that the body uses for energy. In order to use it properly, your body must have enough of the hormone insulin.
- 17. high levels of sugar, or glucose, in the blood
- 19. high levels of glucose in urine
- 20. a hormone that helps the body use glucose.
Down
- 1. a hormone made by the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream.
- 3. Drugs used in diabetes mellitus treatment by lowering the glucose level in the blood.
- 5. a foreign substance such as a virus that invades the body
- 7. excessive urination
- 10. a gland organ.Enzymes, or digestive juices are secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine.
- 11. specialized proteins that are part of the immune system
- 13. increased hunger
- 14. the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues
- 16. a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones
- 18. the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally