diabetes Flashcards
U.S. adults over 20 w/prediabetes
79 million
diabetes and nation budget
5-10% of health budget
autoimmune destruction of beta cells in pancreas, leads to absolute insulin deficiency
DM type1
DM type 1 prevalance
1 million people in the US
progressive insulin secretory defect in the setting of increasing insulin resistance
DM type 2
metaolic syndrome
DM2,HTN, dislipidemia and obesity
glucose intolerance during pragnancy
gestational diabetes
gestation diabetes morbidity
fetal macrosomnia, increased c-sections, maternal hypertension, developement of type 2 DM
testing for DM2
age 45 and up, or anyone with a BMI>25 with >1 additional risk factor
risk factors for DM2
overweight, family history, race (NA, AA,latino, asian, PI), signs of insulin resistance (acanthosis nigricans, hypertension, dyslipidemia, PCOS), maternal of GDM
A1C for DM
6.5
A1C for preDM
5.7-6.4
fast 8hr, nonpregant, cheap,most common
fasting plasma glucose (FPG)
FPG for DM2
> 126
FPG for preDM
100-126 (impaired fasting glucose IFG)
random plasma glucose >200
w/symptoms? DM2 (polyphagia, polydipsia, wt loss)
expensive, inconvenient, rarely used,
75 gram oral glucosetolerane test OGTT (more sen/specthan FPG)
OGTT DM2
> 200
OGTT preDM
140-200 (IGT)
Overweight children w/2 risk factors
test with FPGevery 2 years after age 10
women with GDM should be screened for DM
6-12 weeks postpartum
ADA lifestyle modification: wt loss
7%
ADA lifestyle modification:exercise
150 min/week
ADA recommendation: lifestyle and metformin
prediabetics 35, or prior GDM
monitor prediabetics
annually
hyperglycemia symptoms
increased thirst, polyuria, fatigue, wt loss, blurry vision
sensory neuropathy
numbness, tingling, lesions
autonomic neuropathy
sexualdysfunction, gastroparesis
lab eval for DM2
AIC, fasting lipids, LFTs, microabulinuria, serum creatinine, TSH (in DM1, DM2 if dyslipidemia, women over 50)
referrals for DM2
eye exam, family planning, dietician, behavioral specialist, dentist