NTR 306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes, Hyperglycemia
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Prediabetes the individual"s blood glucose is elevated but not to such an extent as to be classified as diabetes. Diabetes rank 7th among the leading causes of death! Diabetes mellitus a group of metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Pancreas loses its ability to synthesize the hormone insulin. Infants and children rapid: adults slow. Insulin resistance or a reduced sensitivity to insulin: muscle and adipose cells can"t remove glucose from the blood. Cause is unknown, but risk is increased by obesity. Change your lifestyle in order to lower diabetes risk: healthy body weight, diet that follows the dietary guidelines for americans, never smoking, physical activity. Microangiopathies disorders of the small blood vessels. Nerve tissues may deteriorate with diabetes, as a painful prickling sensation often in legs and arms. Avoid certain dietary fats, like saturated fat.
