NUR 330 Diabetes

NUR 330 Diabetes
1. adult blindness, end-stage renal disease, nontraumatic lower limb amputations, heart
disease/stroke, hypertension
Answer
long term complications
2. diabetes is primarily a disorder of metabolismr/t absent orinsufficient supply or poor utilization of the insulin available
Answer
glucose, insulin
3. Insulin
hormone produced by B-cells in islets of (in the
pancreas)-
Answer
Langerhans
4. insulin is normally continuously released into the blood stream by
aka small pulsatile increments
Answer
basal rate
5. a is an increased released when food is ingested
Answer
bolus
6. blood glucose is normally mg/dL
Answer
70-110