Quick Orientation
Section
Definition
- Objective
- Understand the core idea
- Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, IDDM
Classification of Diabetes Mellitus
- Objective
- Separate the major categories
- Keywords
- IDDM (type I), NIDDM (type II), 80 to 90%
Glucose Tolerance Test
- Objective
- Link tests to interpretation
- Keywords
- oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), Glycosuria, renal threshold (180 mg/dl)
Metabolic Changes in Diabetes
- Objective
- Learn the main facts and relationships
- Keywords
- hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, hypertriglyceridemia
Biochemical Indices of Diabetic Control
- Objective
- Track activators, inhibitors and feedback
- Keywords
- Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), 6 to 8 weeks, 3 to 5%
Clinical Correlation
- Objective
- Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
- Keywords
- Impaired glucose tolerance, 110 to 126 mg/dl, 140 to 200 mg/dl