Across
- 1. have a healthy one between meals
- 2. dept where HBA1C performed
- 3. another word for glucose
- 4. hormone made in pancreas
- 6. produces enzymes and hormones and makes insulin
- 9. where diabetics usually lose most nerve damage
- 10. common glucose meter
- 12. person who draws your blood
- 15. not enough insulin is being produced correctly
- 17. type of diabetes when your body can produce insulin
Down
- 1. American Diabetes Association recommends A1C goal less than this percent
- 2. closer to normal the A1C, lower the risk for complications
- 5. sugar sticks to this in the body
- 7. do this at least 12 hours prior to blood draw
- 8. very important part of managing diabetes
- 11. too little sugar can send a diabetic into this
- 13. hormones travel in this to target organ
- 14. test used to monitor blood sugar over 3 months
- 16. use less if diabetic