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Medical Signing: Lesson 5: Diabetes


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01. What does digestion mean? (DIGEST what-MEAN?) (Answer: BODY TEAR-APART+ FOOD BECOME SUGAR G-L-U-C-O-S-E)
 

02. What do you call it when your body breaks down food into sugar? (HAPPEN YOU EAT, BODY TEAR-APART+ FOOD BECOME SUGAR G-L-U-C-O-S-E, THAT PROCESS NAME WHAT?) (Answer: DIGESTION)
 

03. After digestion what happens to the glucose? (DIGEST FINISH MAKE G-L-U-C-O-S-E, what-HAPPEN NEXT?) (Answer: DIGEST FINISH, BLOOD DISTRIBUTE SUGAR-[glucose] TO CELLS FOR ENERGY)
 

04. What helps move sugar from the blood into the cells? (BLOOD SUGAR, INTO CELL HOW?) (Answer: I-N-S-U-L-I-N)
 

05. A lack of insulin can cause what? (not-ENOUGH I-N-S-U-L-I-N MAYBE CAUSE WHAT?) (Answer: SUGAR YOUR BLOOD INCREASE-incremental HIGH)

06. What gland produces insulin? (G-L-A-N-D MAKE I-N-S-U-L-I-N THAT G-L-A-N-D name-WHAT?) (Answer: pancreas)
 

07. What do you call it when you body produces little or no insulin? (SUPPOSE BODY MAKE very-LOW #OR NONE I-N-S-U-L-I-N, THAT NAME WHAT?) (Answer: TYPE 1 DIABETES)
 

08. What causes Type 1 diabetes? (T-Y-P-E 1 DIABETES, POP-up WHY?) (Answer: We are not sure but it shows up when most or all of the cells in the pancreas have destroyed and can't produce insulin. = NOT SURE BUT SHOW-UP IF PANCREAS CELLS MOST ALL DESTROY CANT MAKE INSULIN.)
 

09. What are some other names for Type 1 Diabetes? (T-Y-P-E 1 DIABETES OTHER NAME WHAT?) (Answer: Juvenile Diabetes = J-U-V-E-N-I-L-E DIABETES or FORMER I-N-S-U-L-I-N DEPEND DIABETES")
 

10. Can diabetes problems can be life-threatening if they are not treated? (DIABETES PROBLEMS, IF NONE HELP-me, CAN LIFE THREATEN QM-wig?)

11. What is Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1? (DIABETES MELLITUS T-Y-P-E 1, what-MEAN?) (Answer: BODY not-ENOUGH I-N-S-U-L-I-N, BLOOD SUGAR too-MUCH HIGH.)
 

12. What does your pancreas do? (P-A-N-C-R-E-A-S what-DO?) (Answer: MAKE I-N-S-U-L-I-N)
 

13. At what age does Type 1 Diabetes tend to occur? (T-Y-P-E 1 DIABETES TEND SHOW-UP HOW OLD?) (Answer: YOUNG)
 

14. How can you control your blood sugar level? (YOUR BLOOD SUGAR YOU CAN CONTROL LEVEL-steady-forward, HOW?) (Answer: NEED APPROPRIATE HELP)
 

15. How long do you need to take insulin when you have Type-1 Diabetes? (IF YOU T-Y-P-E 1 DIABETES YOU MUST USE INSULIN HOW LONG?) (Answer: "For the rest of your life." = FROM-NOW-ON LIFE)

16. Eating two ounces of nuts twice daily has what influence on fasting insulin levels? (SUPPOSE DAILY YOU EAT NUT 2 O-Z, HOW INFLUENCE YOUR FASTING I-N-S-U-L-I-N LEVEL?) (Answer: 23 percent drop = 23 PERCENT LESS)
 

17. Each 10 percent increase in muscle mass percentage tends to reduce insulin resistance by how much? (SUPPOSE BODY MUSCLE INCREASE 10 PERCENT, INSULIN RESIST LESS HOW-MANY?) (Answer: 11 percent reduction in insulin resistance.)
 

18. Drinking more than 34 ounces of water a day decreases your chances of developing hyperglycemia by how much? (SUPPOSE DRINK WATER MORE-THAN 34 OZ, YOUR CHANCE DEVELOP HYPERGLYCEMIA REDUCE HOW-MUCH?) (Answer: 21%)
 

19. Lean people with low muscle mass are more likely to be insulin resistant than their more buff counterparts by how much? (PEOPLE THIN WEAK NOT MUCH MUSCLE, THEY TEND I-N-S-U-L-I-N RESIST WORSE THAN [bodyshift-non-dominant side] PEOPLE STRONG MUSCLE-BICEPT-large+. THEY-[dominant side] INSULIN RESIST WORSE WHAT PERCENT?) (Answer: 67%)
 

20. When you are dehydrated what hormone causes your liver to increase production of blood sugar? (SUPPOSE YOU THIRSTY BODY NOT ENOUGH WATER, H-O-R-M-O-N-E CAUSE LIVER MAKE SUGAR. H-O-R-M-O-N-E what-NAME?) (Answer: V-A-S-O-P-R-E-S-S-I-N)

 


 Additional vocabulary to know:
 

according_to [P-handshapes]

guidelines = "INSTRUCTIONS LIST"

maintain / keep up" = "CONTINUE-[version, double movement]

right_away = IMMEDIATELY

ADJUST [repeated, incremental version of CHANGE ]

AVOID

COMPLICATED / complex / complications

HEALTH PROFESSION

IMMUNE SYSTEM

MEDICAL ADVICE

REDUCE/lessen-[version]

REDUCE/minimize-[version]

SHOT-injection [L-hand version]

TREATMENT-(version: HELP)

TREATMENT-(version: TAKE-CARE-OF)

UH-UH-(no / don't do that)

 


 

"Eating almonds can help ward off insulin resistance (a red flag for diabetes), according to a 2010 study in the Journal of American College of Nutrition. When people with prediabetes ate 2 ounces of almonds (about two handfuls) each day for 16 weeks, they experienced a 23 percent drop in fasting insulin levels, while those who said no to nuts saw a 19 percent increase. The credit goes to oleic acid, a fat that triggers the release of GLP-1, a peptide that can improve insulin sensitivity." (Source: Laura Roberson, "Your Healthiest Year Ever! Fight Diabetes." Men's Health, retrieved 2/18/2012 from: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/healthiest-year/fight-diabetes.php)

 


 

"For each 10 percent increase in muscle mass percentage…there was an 11 percent reduction in insulin resistance and a 12 percent decrease in pre-diabetes, says study author Preethi Srikanthan, M.D."  (Source: Kasey Panetta August 3, 2011, "Sit on This Bench, Prevent Diabetes" Men's Health News, retrieved from: http://news.menshealth.com/avoid-diabetes-like-arnold/2011/08/03/)

 


 

"In a study of 3,615 men and women with normal blood sugar levels at the start of the study, those who reported that they drank more than 34 ounces of water a day were 21% less likely to develop hyperglycemia over the next nine years than those who said they drank 16 ounces or less daily." (Source: Charlene Laino, "Drinking Water May Cut Risk of High Blood Sugar," Retrieved 2/18/12 from WebMD Health News http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20110630/drinking-water-may-cut-risk-of-high-blood-sugar)

 


 

According to Ronan Roussel, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of medicine at the Hospital Bichat in Paris: "When you're dehydrated, your body signals for an increase in the hormone vasopressin, which causes blood sugar production in your liver to increase." (Source: Maren Kasselik October 28, 2011, "Wash Away Your Ills", Men's Health. Retrieved from:

http://news.menshealth.com/the-surprising-superpower-of-h20/2011/10/28/)

 


 

"A recent UCLA study found that lean people with low muscle mass are 67 percent more likely to be insulin resistant than their more buff counterparts." (Source: Laura Roberson, Your Healthiest Year Ever! Fight Diabetes, Men's Health (online), retrieved 2/18/2012 from: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/healthiest-year/fight-diabetes.php)

 



Recommended reading:

http://www.menshealth.com/health/deadly-truth-about-diabetes

 


 

Recommended watching:

http://www.deafmd.org/pub/topic/Diabetes-Mellitus-Type-1/What-is-it

 


 

Additional lesson material:
 

Diabetes:
Does anyone in your immediate family have diabetes?
Do you wake up in the middle of the night to urinate?
 

Type 1 Diabetes

• Drowsiness or lethargy

• Extreme fatigue and Irritability

• Extreme hunger

• Extreme or unusual thirst

• Frequent urination

• Fruity odor on the breath

• Heavy or labored breathing

• Increased appetite

• Stupor or unconsciousness

• Sudden vision changes

• Sudden or unusual weight loss


Type 2 Diabetes
• Any of the type 1 symptoms
• Frequent infections
• Blurred vision
• Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal
• Tingling/numbness in the hands/feet
• Recurring skin, gum, or bladder infections



blood-sugar-into-cell-how

diabetes-mellitus-type-1-what-mean

suppose-daily-you-eat-nut-2-oz-how-influence-your-fasting-insulin-level
diabetes-problems-if-none-help-me-can-life-threaten-qm-wig

digest-finish-make-glucose-what-happen-next

type-1-diabetes-pop-up-why

suppose-body-muscle-increase-10-percent-insulin-resist-less-how-many

digest-what-mean
happen-you-eat-body-tear-apart-food
if-you-type-1-diabetes-you-must-use-insulin-how-long

not-enough-insulin-maybe-cause-what
pancreas-what-do

people-themselves-thin-weak-not-much-muscle-tend

suppose-body-make-very-low-or-none-insulin-that-name-what

type-1-diabetes-tend-show-up-how-old

suppose-you-thirsty-body-not-enough-water
type-1-diabetes-other-name-what

gland-make-insulin

your-blood-sugar-you-can-control-level-how
suppose-drink-water-more-than-34-oz
 

 


body-tear-apart-food-become-sugar-glucose

digestion

digest-finish-blood-distribute-sugar-glucose-to-cells-for-energy

insulin

sugar-your-blood-increase-incremental-high

pancreas-location

type-1-diabetes

not-sure-but-show-up-if-pancreas-cells-most-all-destroy-cant-make-insulin

juvenile-diabetes

former-insulin-depend-diabetes

body-not-enough-insulin-blood-sugar-too-much-high

make-insulin

young

need-appropriate-help

from-now-on-life

23-percent-less

11-percent-reduction-in-insulin-resistance

21-percent

67-percent

vasopressin

 

  

Lesson 05 Video Quiz

01.  blood sugar how into cell how

02.  diabetes mellitus type 1 what mean

03.  suppose daily you eat nut 2 oz how influence your fasting insulin level

04.  diabetes problems if none help me can life threaten qm wig?

05.  digest finish make glucose what happen it

06.  type-1-diabetes-pop-up-why

07.  suppose body muscle increase 10 percent insulin resist reduce how much

08.  digest what mean

09.  happen you eat body tear apart food become sugar glucose that process name what

10.  if you type 1 diabetes you must use insulin how long

11.  not enough insulin maybe cause what

12.  pancreas what do

13.  people themselves thin weak not much muscle tend worse insulin resist than people themselves strong musclebicept large they insulin resist worse what percent

14.  suppose body make very low or none insulin that name what

15.  type 1 diabetes tend showup when

16.  suppose you thirsty body not enough water hormone cause liver make sugar hormone what name

17.  type 1 diabetes other name what

18.  what gland make insulin

19.  suppose drink water morethan 34 oz your chance develop hyperglycemia reduce how much

20.  your blood sugar you can control level how

 

 

body tear apart food become sugar g-l-u-c-o-s-e

digestion

digest finish blood distribute sugar-glucose to cells for energy

i-n-s-u-l-i-n

sugar your blood increase-incremental high

pancreas location

type 1 diabetes

not sure but show-up if pancreas cells most all destroy cant make insulin

j-u-v-e-n-i-l-e diabetes

former i-n-s-u-l-i-n depend diabetes

body not-enough i-n-s-u-l-i-n blood sugar too much high

make i-n-s-u-l-i-n

young

need appropriate help

from-now-on life

23 percent less

11 percent reduction in insulin resistance

21 percent

67 percent

v-a-s-o-p-r-e-s-s-i-n

 


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