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Conclusion
1 Describe how Glucose Tolerance Testing can be used to diagnose diabetes.
Test is also used to diagnose the presence of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. With IGTT, glucose is injected into your vein for 3 minutes. Blood insulin levels are measured before the injection, and again at 1 and 3 minutes after the injection. The timing may vary. The oral glucose tolerance test is used to screen for, or diagnose diabetes in people with a fasting blood glucose level that is high, but is not high enough (above 125 mg/ld.) to meet the diagnosis for diabetes. You give someone a large amount of sugar when they have not eaten for a while and then examine how their body responds to the sugar by watching the glucose levels in the blood. If they stay high majority of the time, the person most likely has diabetes.
2 Explain why insulin injections are not the course of treatment for all diabetics.
Type 2 Diabetics cannot do anything with insulin already produced; they would not be able to use the extra insulin. Whereas Type 1 Diabetics need the insulin because their body does not produce it. Also, Type 2 Diabetes can be reversed. People with type 1 diabetes must have injections of insulin every day. Each diabetic patient needs an exact dose of insulin, calculated especially for him or her. An overdose of insulin lowers the blood sugar concentration. If it becomes too low, it can result in a coma and eventually death.
3 Explain how lifestyle choices can impact a person’s risk for developing diabetes.
Diabetes is a growing problem in America. An estimated 25.8 million people – more than 8% of the population – have diabetes. Knowing the risk factors for type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert food into energy necessary for daily life, may help individuals delay or prevent the disease. In fact, many lifestyle choices can reduce one’s chance of developing type 2 diabetes,
Conclusion
1 Describe how Glucose Tolerance Testing can be used to diagnose diabetes.
Test is also used to diagnose the presence of gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. With IGTT, glucose is injected into your vein for 3 minutes. Blood insulin levels are measured before the injection, and again at 1 and 3 minutes after the injection. The timing may vary. The oral glucose tolerance test is used to screen for, or diagnose diabetes in people with a fasting blood glucose level that is high, but is not high enough (above 125 mg/ld.) to meet the diagnosis for diabetes. You give someone a large amount of sugar when they have not eaten for a while and then examine how their body responds to the sugar by watching the glucose levels in the blood. If they stay high majority of the time, the person most likely has diabetes.
2 Explain why insulin injections are not the course of treatment for all diabetics.
Type 2 Diabetics cannot do anything with insulin already produced; they would not be able to use the extra insulin. Whereas Type 1 Diabetics need the insulin because their body does not produce it. Also, Type 2 Diabetes can be reversed. People with type 1 diabetes must have injections of insulin every day. Each diabetic patient needs an exact dose of insulin, calculated especially for him or her. An overdose of insulin lowers the blood sugar concentration. If it becomes too low, it can result in a coma and eventually death.
3 Explain how lifestyle choices can impact a person’s risk for developing diabetes.
Diabetes is a growing problem in America. An estimated 25.8 million people – more than 8% of the population – have diabetes. Knowing the risk factors for type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone needed to convert food into energy necessary for daily life, may help individuals delay or prevent the disease. In fact, many lifestyle choices can reduce one’s chance of developing type 2 diabetes,