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- 4. Excessive urination, which is characterized as one of the three Ps of hyperglycemia
- 5. Type of diabetes characterized by increased insulin resistance, decreased sensitivity at peripheral tissues, and altered intestinal absorption; also known as adult-onset diabetes; can be treated with oral medications as well as insulin therapy
- 6. A1c: ______A1c is a laboratory value that indicates glycemic control for the prior 3 months
- 7. The amount of time an insulin dose lasts in the body
- 11. Excessive thirst, which is characterized as one of the three Ps of hyperglycemia
- 13. Detection of glucose in the urine
- 15. A ______ blood glucose test is a serum blood glucose level correlated with NPO (nothing by mouth) status of patient, indicating baseline state
- 17. The time at which an insulin has its highest effect in the body
- 18. Type of diabetes that can occur during pregnancy. Oral glucose tolerance test during pregnancy screens for this.
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- 1. Insulin _________ occurs at the peripheral tissue site wherein body cells do not respond appropriately to the effects of insulin
- 2. Syndrome characterized by central obesity, increased lipid/triglyceride levels, hyperglycemia, and hypertension
- 3. Excessive hunger, which is characterized as one of the three Ps of hyperglycemia
- 8. hormone secreted by pancreas to control blood sugar
- 9. Insulin ________ are medical implanted devices that provide insulin administration to patients either as continuous or bolus dose therapy in response to calculated glucose levels
- 10. Elevation of blood sugar to more than normal range of 140
- 12. Rapid, deep respirations that occur as a compensatory mechanism for acidosis from hyperglycemia
- 14. The time it takes for insulin to first take effect in the body
- 16. Type of diabetes characterized by beta cell dysfunction; also known as juvenile-onset diabetes; always requires insulin