HUEC 3010 Chapter : Nutrition And Diabetes
Document Summary
Diabetes: group of diseases characterized by: high blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production / insulin. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm) or juvenile-onset diabetes: develops when the immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells. Pancreatic beta cells fail to make insulin. Type ii diabetes: non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (niddm) or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90-95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Insulin resistance disorder occurring with improper insulin regulation. Pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce insulin: 50% of persons with type ii diabetes also have cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes in the us is the leading cause of. Kidney failure / adult blindness / amputations: less common types of diabetes. Gestational diabetes: form of glucose intolerance diagnosed during pregnancy, more frequently seen in african americans / hispanics / latin americans / American indian women: american diabetes association: diagnosis of diabetes. Impaired fasting insulin - fpg: 110 - 126 mg/dl.
