Diabetes Crossword

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  1. 3. the amount a given food increases blood glucose compared with an equivalent amount of glucose
  2. 5. condition when pancreas no longer makes insulin'
  3. 6. helps body use or store sugar from food
  4. 9. tool for checking blood sugar
  5. 11. condition where body does not respond well to insulin
  6. 12. substance formed when the liver breaks down free fatty acids in the absence of insulin
  7. 13. condition resulting from decreased blood flow to the brain
  8. 15. Excessively low blood sugar
  9. 16. term used to suggest that Alzheimer's disease is a form of diabetes
  10. 18. Excessively low blood sugar
  11. 21. precipitating factor for development of type 2 diabetes
  12. 22. state of weakened immune system common with diabetics
  13. 23. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to kidney cells
Down
  1. 1. condition causing narrowing, blockage, or spasm in blood vessels
  2. 2. metabolic derangement in type 1 diabetes resulting in formation of highly acidic ketone bodies
  3. 4. resistance to hormone insulin
  4. 7. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to the nerve cell
  5. 8. impaired glucose metabolism in which blood glucose levels fall in normal levels
  6. 10. build up of plaque in the arteries that supply the heart
  7. 14. type of carbohydrate the body cannot digest and helps regulate body's use of sugars
  8. 17. long term complication of diabetes resulting in damage to vessels that supply the retina
  9. 19. One of the three main nutrients and main source of energy of body cells
  10. 20. Mellitus Syndrome characterized by chronic hyperglycemia