Nursing Care of the Adult with Diabetes Mellitus

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  1. 6. method of capillary blood glucose testing
  2. 9. long-term complication of diabetes in which the kidney cells are damaged; characterized by microalbuminuria in early stages and progressing to end-stage kidney disease
  3. 12. condition that occurs when the small blood vessels that nourish the retina in the eye are damaged
  4. 15. metabolic disorder characterized by an absence of insulin production and secretion from autoimmune destruction of beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
  5. 16. metabolic disorder characterized by the relative deficiency of insulin production and a decreased insulin action and increased insulin resistance
  6. 17. low blood glucose level
  7. 18. impaired glucose metabolism in which blood glucose concentrations fall between normal levels and those considered diagnostic for diabetes
  8. 19. metabolic derangement that results from a deficiency of insulin; highly acidic ketone bodies are formed, resulting in acidosis
  9. 20. metabolic stage intermediate between normal glucose homeostasis and diabetes; prediabetes
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  1. 1. metabolic disorder resulting from a relative insulin deficiency initiated by an illness that raises the demand of insulin
  2. 2. subtype of diabetes
  3. 3. measure of glucose control that is a result of glucose molecule attaching to hemoglobin for the life of the red blood cell
  4. 4. any degree of glucose intolerance with its onset during pregnancy
  5. 5. nutritional therapy prescribed for management of diabetes that usually is given by a registered dietitian
  6. 7. hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats; deficiency of insulin results in diabetes
  7. 8. a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both
  8. 10. blood glucose determination obtained in the laboratory after fasting for at least 8 hours
  9. 11. low blood glucose level
  10. 13. amount a given food increases the blood glucose level compared with an equivalent amount of glucose
  11. 14. highly acidic substance formed when the liver breaks down free fatty acids in the absence of insulin