Across
- 2. A treatment used to cleanse and protect a wound
- 4. A medication used to treat high blood glucose levels seen with diabetes; it's also a hormone produced by the pancreas.
- 5. A diet low in carbohydrates which include sugars, starch, and cellulose (Whole eggs, beans, broccoli, spinach carrots, chicken without skin, fruit in moderation, brown rice, oatmeal)
- 6. A disease that affects the body's ability to produce or respond to insulin resulting in elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine and abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates
- 9. A blood glucose monitoring system
- 10. A type of physical effort that allows your body to use extra glucose in your blood, lowering blood sugar. It also improves insulin sensitivity, helping insulin work better in the body
Down
- 1. A side effect of insulin resulting in low glucose levels
- 3. A major complication of diabetes that results from decreased wound healing
- 7. A simple sugar that is an important energy source for living organisms and a component of many carbohydrates. Too much of this can cause diabetes, weight gain, and increase the risk for heart disease
- 8. A test the measures a person's average blood glucose level