Across
- 5. DM is an alteration in the metabolism of this essential nutrient type
- 8. a blood test that measures glycemic control over months
- 9. The name for ocular damage caused by uncontrolled DM
- 10. Clients with DM are high risk for this complication
- 12. Risk factor for DM
- 13. The functional unit of the kidney that is damaged by DM
- 15. The type of blood sugar that when elevated suggests DM
- 16. The name for the numbness, tingling or pain brought on by DM
- 17. The hormone responsible (via active transport) for allowing glucose to enter the cells of the body
Down
- 1. Produced with insulin, a storage of glucose (energy) in the liver and skeletal muscles
- 2. A common comorbidity of DM, related to blood pressure
- 3. The cells of the pancreas that produced insulin
- 4. The name for renal failure caused by uncontrolled DM
- 6. The abbreviation for diabetes mellitus
- 7. The hormone responsible for mobilizing glucose stored in the body, secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas
- 8. Clients with DM are high risk for this complication that will remove parts of their body
- 11. The type of diabetes, in woman that is a solid predictor of later DM type 2
- 14. An uncontrollable risk factor for DM