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The pancreas and diabetes
Term | Definition |
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diabetes mellitus | failure of the body to use glucose effectively |
T1DM | DM from autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic islet cells usually develops during childhood |
T2DM | DM that includes cellular resistance to insulin usually in older populations and those with poor lifestyle habits |
hyperglycemia | excess glucose in the blood |
glycosuria | excess glucose in urine |
ketoacidosis | the accumulation of ketone bodies and a shift toward acidosis |
metabolic syndrome | hyperglycemia as a result of insulin resistance associated with other metabolic disorders |
HbAc1 test | glycated hemoglobin test measures future glucose uptake by red blood cells |
insulin shock | a condition as a result from insulin overdose |
hypoglycemia | low blood glucose |