DIABETUS
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- 1. Symptoms such as increased thirst frequent urination headache blurred vision fatigue are common with this condition
- 4. When your body burns FAT instead of Glucose for fuel
- 10. The hormone that allows glucose into the cell
- 11. A type of diabetes that occurs only with pregnancy
- 14. A chronic condition characterized by your body's inability to process sugar in the bloodstream
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- 2. a type of fast acting carbohydrate used to treat low blood sugar
- 3. After taking in carbohydrate to treat low blood sugar, a diabetic can take this type of food to help stabilize their blood sugars.
- 5. Although only 2% of persons body weight, the brain consumes about ________% of the body's normal resting glucose.
- 6. In addition to cold, sweaty, pale skin, people with low blood sugars can also have an appearance of being ________
- 7. Changes in behavior, changes in responsiveness, pale skin, and slurred speech are some of the signs and symptoms seen when diabetics are in this state
- 8. Before giving anything by mouth, patients must be able to follow simple __________
- 9. A person with very high blood sugars can have a ______ or sweet odor to their breath
- 12. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia can have a ______ onset, whereas Signs and symptoms for hyperglycemia come on gradually
- 13. _____, exercise and medications can be used to manage blood sugars