Across
- 2. The main sugar found in your body
- 5. A type of diabetes that only develops during pregnancy
- 9. Also called glucose
- 11. A doctor who is a diabetes specialist
- 12. Carbohydrates are made up of sugars and ------
- 13. Low blood sugar
- 14. Regular activity to develop and maintain physical fitness
- 16. An organ of the body that produces insulin
- 17. Does not produce enough of the hormone insulin, that is behind the stomach
Down
- 1. A ----- ----- meter is used to test blood sugar
- 3. High blood sugar
- 4. A check if a person has not eaton for 8-12 hours (usually overnight)
- 6. A term for fat in the body
- 7. The cells in the body that makes insulin
- 8. Injectable medication used to treat diabetes
- 10. Inserting liquid medication into the body with a syringe
- 15. People with diabetes often count these at meal times