Type 2 Diabetes treatments
Across
- 4. Controls blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure
- 5. Regular schedule for meals, healthy/low fats and oils, high fiber foods
- 6. Help the body secrete more insulin
- 8. Therapy long acting (works overnight/throughout the day) and short acting (at meal times)
Down
- 1. Make the body’s tissues more sensitive to insulin
- 2. Involves the use of a blood glucose meter and continuous monitoring of glucose
- 3. Lowers glucose production in the liver, improves body’s sensitivity to insulin so it can use insulin more effectively
- 7. Receptor agonists slow digestion and help lower blood sugar, associated with weight loss