Across
- 2. IGF-1 is produced primarily in the ____________
- 4. IGF-1 has structural and functional similarities to _______________
- 5. Glucocorticoid excess in this syndrome can impair glucose metabolism and lead to diabetes (leave out the “s” at the end)
- 6. A diabetic may have to excuse themselves frequently when their serum glucose concentration rises significantly above 180 mg/dL because of this symptom
- 8. Cortisol contributes to hyperglycemia by promoting __________ in the liver
- 11. Cortisol inhibits the peripheral utilization of glucose by decreasing the translocation of glucose ________________ to the cell membrane
- 13. Hyperglycemia inhibits the release of growth hormone at the ____________
Down
- 1. There is too much of this hormone in diabetes when alpha cell response to hyperglycemia is blunted
- 3. Diabetes ____________ is either an AVP deficiency or kidney insensitivity to AVP and only shares a name with diabetes mellitus to confuse medical students
- 7. You should tell your doctor about your diabetes before taking this drug for your hypothyroidism
- 8. _________ opposes the actions of insulin and can contribute to diabetes in people with acromegaly (2 words)
- 9. The endocrine pancreas is made up of roughly one million cell clusters called islets of _______________
- 10. This popular diabetes medication decreases hyperglycemia by suppressing gluconeogenesis in the liver
- 12. People with Laron dwarfism have strikingly low rates of diabetes and do not respond to growth hormone treatment because they lack GH ________________