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- 3. After taking in carbohydrate to treat low blood sugar, a diabetic can take this type of food to help stabilize their blood sugars.
- 7. Following a seizure, place the person into this position, to protect their airway, if it is safe to do so.
- 8. A true emergency where a patient has a seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes or has back-to-back seizures before full recovery (2 words)
- 11. a type of fast acting carbohydrate used to treat low blood sugar
- 12. 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
- 14. When your body burns FAT instead of Glucose for fuel
- 16. a type of seizure seen in babies and young children if their body temperatures SUDDENLY rise above 39 degrees C
- 17. _____, exercise and medications can be used to manage blood sugars
- 18. the number of minutes you should stay with a person after giving them sugar to see if their condition improves
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- 1. A chronic condition characterized by your body's inability to process sugar in the bloodstream
- 2. A type of diabetes that occurs only with pregnancy
- 4. this type of seizure is characterized by a momentary lapse in responsiveness, suddenly becoming quiet, having a blank stare, and appears to be daydreaming. This seizure is absent of convulsions.
- 5. A BRIEF period of unresponsiveness when there isn't enough blood flowing to the brain
- 6. Symptoms such as increased thirst frequent urination headache blurred vision fatigue are common with this condition
- 9. Before giving anything by mouth, patients must be able to follow simple __________
- 10. an episode of abnormal signals in the brain resulting in temporary and involuntary contractions of limbs, altered level of responsiveness, changes in sensations, and shifts in behaviors
- 13. The hormone that allows glucose into the cell
- 15. after a seizure, people can be drowsy and disorientated for up to _______ minutes