Diabetes
Across
- 2. a hormone produced by the beta cells in the islets of langerhans of the pancreas
- 4. this insulin starts to work within 30 minutes and lasts 6 to 8 hours
- 8. feeling thirsty, blurred vision, frequent urination are signs of what
- 10. this insulin starts to work a few hours after injection and lasts 24 hours or longer
- 12. type of nerve damage that can occur if you have diabetes, typically occurs in the legs and feet
- 15. the more common type of diabetes. Occurs when your body becomes resistant to insulin, and sugar builds up in your blood.
- 16. this insulin starts to work within 15 minutes and its effects last for 3 to 4 hours
- 18. blood sugar less than 70
- 20. autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas, where insulin is made.
Down
- 1. this insulin starts to work within 1 to 2 hours and lasts 12 to 18 hours
- 3. method of administering insulin
- 5. blood sugar greater than 130
- 6. type of diabetes that develops during pregnancy
- 7. condition in which blood sugar is high, but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes
- 9. doctor specialized to manage diabetes
- 11. feeling hungry, tired, shaky,dizzy and sweaty are signs of what
- 13. test that checks how you are managing your diabetes over the past 3 months
- 14. area of body diabetics should pay close attention to
- 17. life-threatening problem that affects people with diabetes, occurs when the body breaks down fats at a fast rate
- 19. used to poke finger to get blood to test