NURS205 Diabetes Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
NURS205 Diabetes Exam Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
what are the two types of functions of the pancreas - Answer-exocrine: release enzyme to help
digestion when signaled
endocrine: insulin production
what is the endocrine function of the pancreas - Answer-alpha cells: produce glucagon= i...
what are the counter-regulatory hormones - Answer✔✔-glucagon, epinephrine, growth hormone,
cortisol
- oppose the effect of insulin
- stimulate glucose production and output by liver
- decrease movement of glucose into the cells
what are the social determinants of health - Answer✔✔-- lower socioeconomic status
- Indigenous people
- 80% of new Canadians come from high-risk populations
- Lifestyle practices
- women-> more severely impacted by consequences of diabetes
what is prediabetes - Answer✔✔-- individuals already at risk for diabetes
- blood glucose high but not high enough to be diagnosed as having diabetes
what can prediabetes be characterized by - Answer✔✔-impaired fasting glucose
- fasting glucose 6.1-6.9 mmol/L
impaired glucose tolerance
- 2hr plasma glucose levels between 7.1 - 11 mmol/L
what are ways to diagnose diabetes, and the ranges - Answer✔✔-- fasting glucose test produces result of
>7mmol/L
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