| Acetone |
A calour les inflammable
liquid with a characteristic odour. Traces are found in the blood and in
normal urine. A bodies ketoses a result of incomplete break down of fatty
acids causing acidosis may occur in diabetes |
| Albumin |
A protein present in most
animal tissues. It is soluble in water and coagulates on heating.E.g. white
of egg |
| Albuminuria |
The presence of albumin
in the urine occurring in Renal disease, in most feverish conditions and
sometimes in pregnancy. |
| Alpha Cells |
Specific cells found in
pancreas whose function is to produce glucagon. |
| Antiseptic |
Preventing infection. An
agent which tend 10 prevent the growth of organizing causing sepsis in wounds |
| B. Cells |
Specific cells found in
pancreas whose function is to produce insulin. |
| Bandage |
An Applicance to give support
or apply pressure to part or for fixation dressing in posit |
| Blindness |
The inability to see hack
of all height preceplain constitutes total blindness there are degree if
visual empairment |
| BMR |
Basel Metabolic rate. |
| BMR |
Body Math endex. |
| Brady cardiev |
Abnormally low rate of heart
contractions and consequent slow pulse |
| Callous |
Hard and thickened. |
| Calorie |
A standard unit of heat.
Used donate physiological values of various food substance estimated acc
to the amount of heat they produce on being oxidized in the body. |
| Carbohydrate |
That class of food represented
by the starches and sugars. They are energy heat producing substances. |
| Cataract |
Opacity of the crystalline
lens of the eye causing blindness, it may be congenital, senile or due to
diabetes. |
| Chiropodist |
Can who treat the feet particularly
regarding course and candities of the nails and other fourt canditimes |
| Cholesterol |
A sterol found in nervous
tissues, red blood corpuscles, animal fat and bile. |
| Chronic |
Occurring gradually over
an extended period of time, as a disease. |
| Circulation |
|
| Coma |
Complete unconsciousness
in which all reflexes are absent. |
| Complication |
Another disease process
arising during the course of or following the primary condition. |
| Complication |
Surgical removal of a limb
or part of the body. |
| Convulsions |
Spasmodic contractions of
muscles. |
| Creatinine |
A normal constituent of
urine, a product of protein metabolism. |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
Chronic metabolic disorder
characterized by the presence of hyperglycemia due to a defective insulin
secretion, insulin action or both. |
| Diet |
A regularly ordered system
of nourishment according to the body requirement |
| DKA |
High blood glucose e the
poelice of ketone in BID strew an decision after caused by taken too little
insulin or during illness. |
| Endocrine |
Secreating within applied
to those glands whose secrerlcoins (Hormones) flow directly into the Blood
or lymph and greatly modify bodily development the chief endocroine glands
are the thyroid para thyroids supra renals, pituitary, pancrease, stomach,
liver ovaries and testicles |
| FBS |
The level of blood sugar
during fasting |
| Fever |
A rise of body temperature
above normal accompanied by quickened pulse, Resp vonil. Normal temperature
is 36-37.4 degree celsius. |
| Filtration |
The fluid that passes through
a filter. |
| Gangrene |
Death of the tissue. |
| Gestational |
During pregnancy |
| Glucagon |
A hormone produced by the
pancreas that causes an increase of Blood Sugar level and thus has an effect
opposite to that of insulin. Glucagon is administered by injection. Counteracts
diabetic hypoglycemia. |
| Glucometer |
The machine which checked
the Blood sugar in the blood. |
| GTT |
Glucose tolerance test. |
| HbAic |
Test that stum up how much
glucose has been slicking to part of Hb, during the past 3:4 month. |
| Healing |
The process of return to
normal further after period of disease ordinary |
| Honey Moon |
In type 1 diabetes must
take insulin to make up for what the body no hanger make how enuer same
people enjoy a brief vaccalier called honey moon phase, from needing as
much insulin or any this phase can last to several month. |
| Hyper Calcaemia |
Rise in blood calcium. |
| Hypertension |
A raise of Blood pressure. |
| I.D.F |
International Diabetic Federation |
| Infection |
Invasion of the body by
organizations causing disease |
| Insulin |
The endocrine secretion
of the pancreas that regulates sugar metabolism. |
| Ketosis |
Raised levels of ketone
bodies in the body tissue. |
| KFT |
Kidney function test. |
| Laser |
Light amplification by stimulated
emission of radiation |
| LFT |
Liver function test. |
| Metabolism |
The process of life by which
tissue cells are destroyed by combustion(Katabolism) and renewed from chemical
substances carried in the blood and derived from digested foods(Anabolism). |
| Macro vascular |
Macro vascular complication
involves large BID vessel changes related to accelerated allerosctoris.
This excludes lipid abnormality, cardio vascular and P.V.D. |
| Monitoring |
Recording patient such as
temperature pulse, respiration. |
| Nephropathy |
Any disease condition of
the kidney substance. |
| Neuropathy |
A disease process of nerve
degeneration and loss of function |
| Obesity |
Excessive development of
fat throughout the body. |
| Paly |
Meaning many |
| Paly depsion |
Abnormal thirst |
| Palyarias |
Excessive eating |
| Pancreas |
An elongated racemose gland
about 15 cm long lying behind the stomach. It secretes a digestive fluid
and contains the islets of Langerhans that produce insulin and glucagon.
|
| RBS |
The level of blood sugar
after for eating |
| Renal failure |
|
| Retina |
The innermost coat of the
eyeball formed of nerve cells and fibers and from which the optic nerve
leaves the eyeball and passes to the visual area of the cerebrum where the
impression of image in focused up on it. |
| Retinopathy |
Degenerative changes occurring
in the retinal blood vessels heading to loss of vision. Diabetic R complication
occurring in Diabetes |
| Signs |
Noticed bye the observer
or doctor i.e. it is objective. |
| Stroke |
A sudden attack of weakness
affecting one side of the body. |
| Symptom |
Any evidence as to the nature
and location of a disease i.e. it is subjected to be noticed by the patient. |
| Tachy Cardiev |
Abnormally rapid action
of the heart and consequent increase in pulse rate |
| Tuning fork |
A metal instrument urged
for testing hearing by means of the sounds produced by Dts fibration. |
| Type I Diabetes |
Characterized by beta cells
destruction usually leading to insulin deficiency. Approximately ¾ of all
newly diagnosed cases of type I. Occurs in individuals below age 18 yrs
and history is limited. |
| Type II Diabetes |
Characterized by an ineffective
amount of available insulin. Prevalence of type II diabetes is lower in
persons before the age of 30 and higher for those above 50 years old. 75%
to 80% of individuals having type II diabetes are obese. Family history
is marked but genetics not well defined. |
| Ulcer |
An erosion or less of continuity
of the slain or of a mucous member |
| Varicose view |
Swollen or dilated and twisted
condition of the vein. |
| VIT |
Accessory food factors.
Substances contained in foodstuff that is essential to life growth and reproduction. |
| WDD |
World Diabetic Day |
