Across
- 4. The blood _______ level is how much _______ is in your blood at a given time. This level is very important for people with diabetes, and they must monitor their blood _______ level throughout the day.
- 7. It is a foreign substance (such as a virus or bacteria) that invades the body.
- 9. is a very serious condition. It occurs when there is no insulin to help the body use glucose for energy.
- 12. specialized proteins that are part of the immune system. They are created when an antigen (such as a virus or bacteria) is detected in the body.
Down
- 1. These are a group of antibodies that “go bad” and mistakenly attack and damage the body’s tissues and organs.
- 2. Your body breaks these down to get glucose, which then provides energy to the body.
- 3. This system produces hormones that control bodily function. Diabetes is an __________ disorder because insulin is a hormone.
- 5. This form of diabetes can occur during pregnancy.
- 6. This occurs when an injection site is overused. The skin swells and a node can develop.
- 8. This is a hormone made by the pancreas. It raises the blood glucose level, so it counteracts the effects of the hormone insulin.
- 10. One of the possible long-term complications of diabetes is kidney disease and failure. If your kidneys aren’t working well, they can’t clean the blood. __________ is a treatment option.
- 11. After we eat, the pancreas releases the right amount of the hormone insulin to process the carbohydrates in the meal; that’s the _____ secretion.