Glossary for Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome

• Blood conditions: Conditions that affect the blood
• Cardiomyopathy: Any disease of the heart muscle
• Confusion: Mental confusion and impaired thinking.
• Dehydration: Loss of fluids in the body
• Diabetes: Failing or reduced ability of the body to handle sugars.
• Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 1: Noninsulin-dependent diabetes (Type 2 diabetes) is a type of diabetes that doesn't respond to insulin but does tend to respond to dietary measures and diabetes medication. Researchers have discovered a number of genes which are linked to an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The genetic anomaly alone is not enough to cause the disease but simply increases the risk. Type 1 is linked to a defect on chromosome 2q37.3.
• Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 2: Noninsulin-dependent diabetes (Type 2 diabetes) is a type of diabetes that doesn't respond to insulin but does tend to respond to dietary measures and diabetes medication. Researchers have discovered a number of genes which are linked to an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The genetic anomaly alone is not enough to cause the disease but simply increases the risk. Type 2 is linked to a defect on chromosome 12q24.2.
• Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 3: Noninsulin-dependent diabetes (Type 2 diabetes) is a type of diabetes that doesn't respond to insulin but does tend to respond to dietary measures and diabetes medication. Researchers have discovered a number of genes which are linked to an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The genetic anomaly alone is not enough to cause the disease but simply increases the risk. Type 3 is linked to a defect on chromosome 20q12-q13.1.
• Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 4: Noninsulin-dependent diabetes (Type 2 diabetes) is a type of diabetes that doesn't respond to insulin but does tend to respond to dietary measures and diabetes medication. Researchers have discovered a number of genes which are linked to an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The genetic anomaly alone is not enough to cause the disease but simply increases the risk. Type 4 is linked to a defect on chromosome 5q34-q35.2.
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Life-threatening complication of high blood sugars and diabetes.
• Frequent urination: Urinating more often than normal
• High blood sugar: High levels of glucose in the blood
• Hyperglycemia: High levels of glucose in the blood
• Kidney Dialysis: The process by which toxic compounds from the blood are removed
• Metabolic disorders: Disorders that affect the metabolic system in human
• Obesity: An increase in the body weight greater than that required for normal function that is characterised by the accumulation of excessive fat
• Polydipsia: This is where there is a chronic excessive thirst that is also accompanied by excessive fluid intake
• Polyuria: Excessive urination during pregnancy.
• Poorly controlled diabetes:
• Senior health conditions: Medical conditions affecting seniors, male or female.
• Thirst: Inappropriate excessive thirst.
• Type 1 diabetes: Severe insulin-treated diabetes typically occurring in young people.
• Type 2 diabetes: Most common diabetes in adults, usually progressing slowly, mostly treated without insulin at diagnosis.

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