Across
- 4. a disease where the body's glucose levels are higher than normal resulting form the body's inability to use or store blood glucose for energy.
- 6. measures a person's average blood glucose (blood sugar) over 3 months.
- 8. low blood sugar
- 12. a hormone that raises blood sugar, used to treat severe low blood sugars (hypoglycemia).
- 13. Total deficit of circulating insulin.
- 14. Defect in compensatory insulin secretion (beta cell dysfunction)
- 15. high blood sugar
- 16. a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy
Down
- 1. Is there a cure for diabetes.
- 2. Fasting Plasma Glucose 6.1-6.9 mmol/L and HbA1c 6.0-6.4% is considered:
- 3. the main source of energy that food is turned into found in blood.
- 5. inhibitory effect on gluconeogenesis can cause severe hypoglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia.
- 7. anything that raises the chances of a person developing a disease
- 9. excessive thirst, may be a sign of diabetes
- 10. an organ that makes insulin and enzymes for digestion
- 11. About___________ people with diabetes are unaware and/or undiagnosed.