HE100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Thrombus, Arteriosclerosis, Collateral Circulation
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Cause: too much insulin or not enough food, too much physical acivity no adjustment of food or insulin. Early signs: shaky, lightheaded, sweaty, weak, tachycardia (heart beats too fast), headache. Severe hypoglycemia is extremely dangerous: disorientaion, loss of consciousness, seizure, coma. Ater diagnosis: blood sugar control, minimize long-term complicaions. Ceriied diabetes educator: canadian diabetes associaion, health canada, regional public health department. Healthy eaing, regular physical acivity, weight management: primary (type 2) and secondary prevenion (type 1 and 2) Well managed diabetes prognosis is good: people with diabetes can expect to live normal, acive and independent lives. Cardiovascular disease (cvd: collecion of diseases of heart and blood vessels. Leading cause of death worldwide: 2nd leading cause of death in canada. Mortality rates are declining why: understanding, management of risk factors, advances in diagnosic procedures, treatments, beter emergency medical assistance programs, prevalence is almost declining as well.
