RT Book, Section
A1 King, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122105571
T1 Diabetes Mellitus
T2 Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071786126
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122105571
RD 2022/07/07
AB High-Yield  TermsPolyuria:  excessive  urine  output  as  is  typical  in  most  forms  of  diabetesPolyphagia:  excessive  hunger  typically  associated  with  Type  1  diabetesPolydipsia:  excessive  thirst  as  is  often  associated  with  diabetesOral  glucose  tolerance  test,  OGTT:  a  test  to  measure  the  plasma  responses  to  intake  of  a  bolus  of  glucose;  used  to  determine  insulin  function  and  the  potential  for  diabetesType  1  diabetes,  T1D:  insulin-dependent  diabetes  mellitus  (IDDM);  insulin-deficient  form  diabetes  most  often  manifesting  in  children  as  a  result  of  autoimmune  destruction  of  the  β-cells  of  the  pancreasDiabetic  ketoacidosis,  DKA:  a  potentially  life-threatening  condition  of  excess  ketone  production  by  the  liver  in  response  to  uncontrolled  fatty  acid  release  from  adipose  tissue  resulting  from  excess  glucagon  secretionType  2  diabetes,  T2D:  noninsulin-dependent  diabetes  mellitus  (NIDDM);  a  form  of  the  disease  associated  with  peripheral  insulin  resistance  progressing  to  loss  of  insulin  productionGestational  diabetes  mellitus,  GDM:  a  specific  form  of  diabetes  mellitus  characterized  by  glucose  intolerance  first  appearing  during  pregnancyMaturity-onset  type  diabetes  of  the  young,  MODY:  a  class  of  T2D  caused  by  inherited  or  somatic  mutations  in  any  of  several  genes  involved  in  pancreatic  functionNeonatal  diabetes:  hyperglycemia  resulting  from  dysfunction  in  insulin  action  within  the  first  6  months  of  life  and  thus,  not  Type  1  diabetesHbA1c:  designates  the  glycosylated  form  of  adult  hemoglobin;  is  a  measure  of  the  level  of  glucose  in  the  plasma