Diabetes Spring 2024

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Across
  1. 4. anything that raises the chances of a person developing a disease
  2. 5. describes something that is long-lasting condition
  3. 7. a disease where the body's glucose levels are higher than normal resulting form the body's inability to use or store blood glucose for energy
  4. 8. a hormone that raises blood sugar, used to treat severe low blood sugars (hypoglycemia)
  5. 10. low blood sugar
  6. 11. a doctor who specializes in treating people who have endocrine gland problems, such as diabetes
  7. 15. measures a person's average blood glucose (blood sugar) over 3 months
Down
  1. 1. a health care professional who teaches people whoh have diabetes how to manage their diabetes.
  2. 2. an organ that makes insulin and enzymes for digestion
  3. 3. excessive thirst, may be a sign of diabetes
  4. 6. high blood sugar
  5. 9. a small, portable machine used to check blood glucose levels
  6. 12. an emergency condition in which high blood sugar levels result in the breakdown of body fat and accumulation of ketones in blood or urine
  7. 13. the main source of energy that food is turned into found in blood
  8. 14. a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy