Type 1		Damage to the nervous system.
Lipogenesis		Disease of the kidneys.
Nephropathy		After a meal.
Gestational diabetes		_________ diabetes has no determinable cause.
Impaired Glucose Tolerance		Unusually large size.
Beta		Metabolic stage between normal glucose homeostasis and overt diabetes.
Ketone		cells that synthesize somatostatin.
Type 2		Location of cells of the pancreas which produce and secret insulin.
Acetone		Condition caused by excess bilirubin in the blood.
Insulin		The accumulation of ketones in the blood.
Hypokalemia		A hormone which assists the entry of blood glucose into the cells.
Postprandial		Type of diabetes usually diagnosed in older people who are often overweight or obese. Characterized by insulin resistance and may have reduced amounts of insulin produced by the pancreas.
Pancreas		Islet cells that synthesize insulin.
Hyperglycemia		High blood sugar.
Syndrome X		Another name for metabolic syndrome.
Polyuria		__________ diabetes: carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with onset or first recognition during preganancy.
Macrosomia		Extreme potassium depletion in the circulating blood.
Polyphagia		Formation of fat.
Ketoacidosis		Islet cells of pancreas that synthesize glucagons.
Polydipsia		Increased thirst.
Islets of Langerhans		Frequent urination.
Mellitus		Abnormally low blood calcium.
Alpha		An intermediate product of fat metabolism.
Retinopathy		Diabetes _________: A disease characterized by a high level of glucose in the blood.
Idiopathic		Disease of the retina.
Jaundice		Increased hunger.
Hypocalcemia		Type of diabetes usually diagnosed in the young, the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin.
Neuropathy		A type of ketone found in the blood and urine in diabetes. Has a characteristic fruity smell.
Delta		Endocrine gland responsible for the production of insulin