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NUR170 Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Already Graded A+ What does insulin do? - Move glucose from blood to muscles/ cells for energy What is diabetes? - A metabolic disease in which the body's inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the bloo...

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What does insulin do? - ✔✔Move glucose from blood to muscles/ cells for

energy

What is diabetes? - ✔✔A metabolic disease in which the body's inability to

produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the

blood.

Where is insulin produced? - ✔✔The pancreas

What is the main fuel for the CNS? - ✔✔Glucose

Describe type 1 diabetes. - ✔✔It is an autonomic disorder where beta cells

are destroyed. The only way to treat it is with insulin ONLY.

What is the normal age of onset for type 1 diabetes? - ✔✔Usually <30 and

abrupt

Describe type 2 diabetes. - ✔✔It is a progressive disorder with a

combination of resistance and deficiency of insulin.

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What is the common age of onset for type 2 diabetes? - ✔✔Middle age/

Older adult

What is a fasting blood glucose of a diabetic? - ✔✔>126

What is normal for a fasting blood glucose? - ✔✔<100

What is the fasting blood glucose of a pre-diabetic? - ✔✔101-125

What is the score of a diabetic for the Glucose Tolerance Test? - ✔✔>200

What is the normal score for the Glucose Tolerance Test? - ✔✔<140

What is the A1C (glycoslated hemoglobin) for a diabetic? - ✔✔>6.5%

What is considered a normal A1C (glycoslated hemoglobin)? - ✔✔4-6%

What are some signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia? - ✔✔-Warm and

moist

-Kussmaul respirations

-Abdominal Cramps

-N&V

-Ketones in urine

-Metabolic Acidosis

-Glucose >250

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What are some signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia? - ✔✔-Cool and

clammy

-Anxious/Nervous

-Mental confusion

-Weakness

-Blurred vision

-Tacchycardia

-Seizures

-Coma

-Hunger

-Palpitations

-Glucose <70

What is neuropathy? - ✔✔Pain, tingling, numbness in peripheries

Patients with neuropathy are at an increased risk for _______? - ✔✔Injury

to feet

How should patients with neuropathy prevent injury to the feet? - ✔✔-Wear

shoes all the time

-Shoes should not be too tight

-Change shoes every other day

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