Across
- 3. A blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over a 3 months period.
- 6. A type of sugar you get from foods you eat and your body uses it for energy.
- 7. A state where blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough for a diabetes diagnosis.
- 8. A blood glucose check if a person has not eaten for 8-12 hours (usually overnight).
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- 1. The inability of the body to respond and use the secreted insulin to maintain normal body glycemia.(2 Words)
- 2. Hormone that is essential for the uptake of glucose by body cells to be used for energy.
- 3. Major risk with sulfonylureas.
- 4. A potentially life-threatening condition where people with type-1 diabetes accumulate dangerous chemical substances in their blood from the burning of fats.
- 5. Every diabetic patients should have a_________of their own for regular blood glucose monitoring.
- 6. Hormone produced by alpha cells in the pancreas that raises blood glucose.