Type 1 Diabetes Concepts

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Across
  1. 2. Specialist diabetes patients must see yearly
  2. 3. A complication of diabetes affecting nerves, causing numbness or pain
  3. 4. Excessive thirst.
  4. 6. Long-term blood sugar control measure
  5. 7. ______ TRANSPORTER 8. Autoantibody against a beta-cell protein involved in mineral transport, associated with T1DM
  6. 8. Peptide released in equal amounts to endogenous insulin
  7. 11. Hormone required to lower blood sugar by allowing glucose into cells.
  8. 12. Compounds produced when fat is broken down for energy; elevated in DKA
  9. 15. Medication for the prevention of CVD in adult patients with DM regardless of measured values
  10. 19. Excessive urination
  11. 21. Abnormal function of this gland is associated with T1DM
  12. 23. Organ that produces insulin.
  13. 24. Condition where blood sugar becomes too low and may cause shaking, sweating, or confusion.
  14. 25. GI disease associated with T1DM in which patients should be screened for at diagnosis and periodically.
Down
  1. 1. Major ketone body measured in suspected DKA, more accurate than urine ketones
  2. 5. Specialist diabetes patients must see twice yearly
  3. 6. A dangerous buildup of acids in the blood seen in DKA.
  4. 9. Hormone released when blood sugar is low and raises glucose levels.
  5. 10. _______inhibitor, medication used for the prevention of diabetic nephropathy
  6. 13. The autoimmune type of diabetes often diagnosed in children
  7. 14. A simple sugar and the body’s main energy source; elevated in diabetes
  8. 16. The frequency at which the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio test should be performed to assess for nephropathy.
  9. 17. Autoantibody directed against pancreatic hormone-producing cells
  10. 18. Test that reflects glycemic control over the previous 1-2 weeks.
  11. 20. Autoantibody targeting an enzyme in pancreatic beta cells
  12. 22. Deep, rapid breathing pattern seen in severe DKA