DIABETUS

1. Symptoms such as increased thirst frequent urination headache blurred vision fatigue are common with this condition
4. When your body burns FAT instead of Glucose for fuel
10. The hormone that allows glucose into the cell
11. A type of diabetes that occurs only with pregnancy
14. A chronic condition characterized by your body's inability to process sugar in the bloodstream

2. a type of fast acting carbohydrate used to treat low blood sugar
3. After taking in carbohydrate to treat low blood sugar, a diabetic can take this type of food to help stabilize their blood sugars.
5. Although only 2% of persons body weight, the brain consumes about ________% of the body's normal resting glucose.
6. In addition to cold, sweaty, pale skin, people with low blood sugars can also have an appearance of being ________
7. Changes in behavior, changes in responsiveness, pale skin, and slurred speech are some of the signs and symptoms seen when diabetics are in this state
8. Before giving anything by mouth, patients must be able to follow simple __________
9. A person with very high blood sugars can have a ______ or sweet odor to their breath
12. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia can have a ______ onset, whereas Signs and symptoms for hyperglycemia come on gradually
13. _____, exercise and medications can be used to manage blood sugars