Nm 706 exam 3 mods 5 6 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NM 706 Exam 3 Mods 5 & 6 questions with correct answers Disease of insulin resistance Hormonal changes of pregnancy alter cells receptivity to insulin. Before 20GA the cells are MORE responsive to insulin, so blood glucose may be lower than usual. As placenta grows human placental lactogen and other diabetogenic hormones +. They + cellular resistance to insulin, resulting in + blood glucose. In most women the pancreas counterbalances this by + insulin. Overt hyperglycemia occurs when the panc...

Disease of insulin resistance Hormonal changes of pregnancy alter cells receptivity to insulin. Before 20GA the cells are MORE responsive to insulin, so blood glucose may be lower than usual. As placenta grows human placental lactogen and other diabetogenic hormones +. They + cellular resistance to insulin, resulting in + blood glucose. In most women the pancreas counterbalances this by + insulin. Overt hyperglycemia occurs when the pancrase can't keep up. The peak effect of hPL occurs around...