HS 415 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gestational Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Insulin Receptor
30 Apr 2019
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Scenario: a 40-year-old african american female is being seen by her physician for an increase frequency to urinate, especially at night. She had a baby 8 months ago and is about 50 lbs. over pre-pregnancy weight. Her mother died from complications with diabetes at ag 65 and her sister was diagnoses with type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. Too much blood sugar stays in the blood stream affects how the body turns food into energy. Glucose is broken down and enters blood stream. Blood sugar levels signaling pancreas to secrete insulin. Insulin binds with a receptor located on the cells of the body acting like a key to allow glucose uptake into the cell to be used for energy. There is a destruction of b-cells in the pancreas, meaning there is no secretion of insulin, therefore nothing is there to bind to an insulin receptor to allow glucose uptake into the cell.
