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Diabetic Emergencies
Terminology
Question | Answer |
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Form of sugar that provides the body's basic source of energy? | Glucose |
Condition brought about by decreased insulin production also called "sugar diabetes" or simply "diabetes." | Diabetes Mellitus |
Hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics that helps cells use glucose | Insulin |
Uncontrolled muscular movements | Convulsions |
Prolonged seizure, or when a person suffers two or more convulsive seizures without regaining full consciousness | Status Epilepticus |
Low blood sugar | Hypoglycemia |
Medical condition that sometimes causes seizures | Epilepsy |
High blood sugar | Hyperglycemia |
Sudden change in sensation, behavior, or movement that can, in it's most severe form, produce convulsions. | Seizure |
Blockage or bursting of major blood vessel supplying the brain. | Stroke |