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HOSA Nutrition- Medical Nutrition Therapy (diabetes) Questions and Answers 2024
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HOSA Nutrition- Medical NutritionTherapy (diabetes)
Diabetes mellitus is the name for a - answer Group of serious and chronic disorders
effect in the metabolism of carbs
Diabetes is characterized by - answer Hyper glycemia
_______ Million Americans have diabetes - answer23.6
_______ People in USA have been diagnosed - answer17.9 million
______ Million are undiagnosed - answer5.7
_______ Million have pre-diabetes - answer57
Diabetes is a major cause of - answer Death blindest heart and kidney disease
amputations of toes feet and legs and infection
Greek physician named it diabetes which means __________ because large with
amount of urine generated by victim - answer"To flow through"
Later the Latin word mellitus or honeyed was added because - answerOf the amount of
glucose in the urine
Insulin is secreted by the - answerBeta cells in the islets of langerhans in the pancreas
Inadequate production of insulin or the body cannot use the Internet produces makes a
glucose unable to - answerEnter the cells in and turn it accumulates in the blood and
causes hyperglycemia
Glucagon is secreted by the - answerAlpha cells in the Islets of Langerhans and helps
release energy when needed by converting glycogen to glucose
Somatostatin is a - answerHormone released by the Delta cells of the islets of
Langerhans and hypothalamus
Somatostatin inhibits - answerThe release of insulin and glucagon
The cause of diabetes is - answerNot confirmed
, Diabetes appears to be - answerAttic but environmental factors contribute to its
existence
The world health organization indicates the prevalence of diabetes is -
answerIncreasing worldwide
Renal threshold - answerKidneys capacity
glycosuria - answerExcess sugar in the urine
Polyuria - answerExcess urination
polydipsia - answerAbnormal thirst
polyphagia - answerExcess hunger
Even though diabetics are eating a lot polyphagia they - answerStill lose weight and
become weak and fatigued
Ketonemia - answerKetones collected in the blood
Ketouria - answerKeytone bodies in the urine
Diabetic coma - answerUnconsciousness caused by a state of acidosis due to too much
sugar or two little insulin
Vascular system - answerCirculatory system
retinopathy - answerDamage to small blood vessels in the eyes
Neuropathy - answerNerve damage
Type 1 diabetes - answerDiabetes occurring suddenly between the ages of one and 40
client; secrete little if any insulin and require insulin injections into carefully controlled
diet
Type 2 diabetes - answerDiabetes occurring usually after the age of 40; onset is gradual
in production of insulin gradually diminishes, can usually be controlled by diet and
exercise
Ketones - answerAcids that lower blood pH; causing acidosis
Type one diabetes accounts for _____ of all cases of newly diagnosed diabetes -
answer5%-10%
Some factors include - answerGenetics auto immune status and environment
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