Metabolism: Diabetes Mellitus

2. A classic manifestation of Type 1 Diabetes.
6. This class of medication increases blood glucose.
8. To avoid tissue damage you need to ____ injection sites.
9. This organ stores glycogen.
10. GDM can cause the mother increased ____ during pregnancy.
13. Take this medication as prescribed during illness.
17. Complication of DM in pregnancy in which the baby has a high birth weight.
20. What is the most common type of diabetes?
22. With Type 2 this organ produces some insulin.
23. This prescription needed to treat hypoglycemia.
24. Glucose provides energy for the ____.
25. First line medication for Type 2.
27. The nurse puts an unconscious patient in a ____ position.
29. This macronutrient raises blood sugar.
31. Low blood glucose may require this type of response.
33. This organ doesn’t require insulin to function.
34. This type of diabetes is insulin dependent.

1. Eye screening checks for this chronic complication.
3. Diabetes medication discovered in 1922.
4. A patient should check these daily.
5. Test urine for what before exercising.
7. This syndrome increases the risk for Type 2.
11. Age group when Type 1 is often diagnosed.
12. Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy.
14. Type 1 diabetes is considered an ____ disorder.
15. Carbohydrates convert starch into blood ____.
16. This ethnic group is at highest risk of developing DM.
18. Nursing interventions for DM include careful monitoring of ____ glucose levels.
19. This phenomenon is caused by excess growth hormone.
21. Diagnostic used to confirm diabetes during pregnancy (abbreviation).
26. The primary nursing intervention for hyperglycemia is to provide ____.
28. A doctor that cares for feet.
30. Acute complication of Type 1 (abbreviation).
32. A correct injection site for insulin.