Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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Across
  1. 4. This organ is responsible for the failure to produce insulin
  2. 6. Type 1 Diabetes is commonly a result of the destruction of these cells
  3. 7. The blood result of insulin deficiency.
  4. 9. Diabetes Mellitus affects __ percent of British Columbians
  5. 10. When Type 1 Diabetes often presents.
  6. 12. A test that measures average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months
  7. 13. It's important nurses provide comprehensive __ for patients with newly diagnosed T1DM.
  8. 15. The process of breaking down fat and muscle due to cell starvation produces this by product
Down
  1. 1. The term for excessive thirst
  2. 2. A risk factor increases for Type 1 Diabetes that involves family history.
  3. 3. If glucose channel cell receptors represent the "lock", Insulin is the __
  4. 5. A further complication of untreated Type 1 Diabetes
  5. 8. A term that refers to the condition of extreme hunger caused by the body's inability to use glucose.
  6. 11. Type 1 diabetes patients do not produce __
  7. 14. A FBG with results greater than __ is used as evidence to diagnose patients with Type 1 Diabetes