Diabetes Spring 2024

4. 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.
6. measures a person's average blood glucose (blood sugar) over 3 months.
8. low blood sugar
12. a hormone that raises blood sugar, used to treat severe low blood sugars (hypoglycemia).
13. Total deficit of circulating insulin.
14. Defect in compensatory insulin secretion (beta cell dysfunction)
15. high blood sugar
16. a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy

1. Is there a cure for diabetes.
2. Fasting Plasma Glucose 6.1-6.9 mmol/L and HbA1c 6.0-6.4% is considered:
3. the main source of energy that food is turned into found in blood.
5. inhibitory effect on gluconeogenesis can cause severe hypoglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia.
7. anything that raises the chances of a person developing a disease
9. excessive thirst, may be a sign of diabetes
10. an organ that makes insulin and enzymes for digestion
11. About___________ people with diabetes are unaware and/or undiagnosed.