Today‘s case study is about a 10 year-old girl named Hannah. Hannah is a 4th grader at Hendricks Elementary. Hannah has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which your child's pancreas no longer produces the insulin your child needs to survive, and you'll need to replace the missing insulin. Type 1 diabetes in children used to be known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes.…
This paper will discuss and inform readers on the disease diabetes. There are two types of diabetes that affect human beings, Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Insipidus, in this paper the term diabetes will refer to diabetes mellitus. It will touch down on what causes diabetes and the symptoms that those with diabetes possess. The two type of diabetes, type 1 and type 2 will be explained thoroughly and in detail. It will deliberate how the disease is treated and managed. As well as the risk factors that come with being a diabetic.…
The types of education you need to be a diabetic nurse practitioner are Board Certified Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM) certification. You also need clinical practice BC-ADM a RN license. Completion of a graduate-level nursing degree and at least 500 hours of clinical practice in advanced diabetes management. At least 1,000 hours of experience of self-management education as well as 15 hours of NCBDE-approved diabetes-related study…
I discovered that I was not going to drown in ignorance and helplessness any longer. Instead, I wanted to understand more about the disease and I was not about to stand idly and watch my mother struggle. I explored on the internet, paid visits to the library, took extra classes at school, and ultimately strived to attain the confidence that comes only with knowledge. I pursued the causes and effects of diabetes, and offered the emotional support that my mother’s physician could not provide. Now, I work together with my mother to create healthy and balanced diet plans for not only my brother and father, but also my aging grandparents and…
In the following individual assignment of the cultural and disease paper I have selected to write about diabetes. I have always been interested about the disease; I have known that there are three different types or levels to this disease, type one type two and type three. The information that I have learned about the cause of diabetes is when the pancreas, a gland behind the stomach does not produce any or not enough of the hormone called insulin. In this paper I will describe the vital role of insulin; I will discuss the disease called diabetes along with explaining the modes for the disease, and describe environmental factors that will make the population vulnerable to the disease. I will explain the social/cultural roles influences play in the disease; along with information dealing with treatment and prevention centers and wellness strategies.…
Type II Diabetes is a rapidly growing disease in our country. Unfortunately, many of us know at least one person who battles through this metabolic disease. I chose the article titled The sugar disease-understanding type 2 diabetes mellitus written by Georgina Casey to review and learn from. This article was found in the Continuing Professional Development +Nurses Journal published in March 2011. My grandmother has battled with this disease for many years and it has slowly progressed to cause multiple health complications. She continues to battle this disease both physically and financially. With an extensive family history and seeing the effects it can have on a person, I found it important to educate myself and learn more about this disease.…
Diabetes is a disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide each and every year. For many, diabetes has been with them for their entire lives, others however develop diabetes as they grow older. According to the World Health Organization, (WHO, 2011) 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. Approximately 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar in 2004 of which more than 80% of diabetes occur in low- and middle-income countries. It was also projected that the number of deaths as a result of diabetes will double between 2005 and 2030. Currently, diabetes imposes a large economic burden on the national healthcare system. Healthcare expenditures on diabetes account for 11.6% of the total healthcare expenditure in the world in 2010.…
Health issues are a big obstacle in the world today. Depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, PTSD, etc is the biggest and they are able to be treated but people do not come to realize it. These health issues are crucial, especially if it is a worse condition than most, but the biggest issue with them is that they are not being taken care of correctly. Most people that try to help, make it worse because they do not understand the best way to help out. Most parents do not get the idea that pets make the best treatment for any mental health disorder and health problem.…
Diabetes was identified as a major public health problem in the 21st century. Another 8% of the total U.S. population has diabetes and about 7 million of them do not even know that have the disease (CDC, 2013b; Green, Brancati, & Albright, 2012). It is estimated that Americans born in the year 2000 will have an increased risk of developing diabetes; about 40% of females will acquire it and about 30% of males will do as well (Green, Brancati, & Albright, 2012). It is projected that the prevalence of diabetes will be at approximately 44 million people by 2034 (Zhou et al, 2012).…
Type 1 diabetes is a disease of life style instead of an infectious disease. Diabetes is a prime example of the transitional shift that has taken place in public health over the past 100 years. In the past, infant mortality and infectious diseases such as influenza were responsible for shorter life spans and among the predominant causes of mortality. Now cancers, heart disease, and diabetes are the leading causes of modern day mortality rates and have a strong link to modern lifestyles. In the 1950's one out of three people with type 1 diabetes would die within 25 years after being diagnosed, today that number is only 7% (NIH 2013). The survivability of type 1 diabetes has increased since the 1950's while the global prevalence of both types…
As of today most adults and the elderly suffer from being diagnosed with a disease known as type-2 diabetes. The most common type of diabetes is type-2 diabetes and about 90-95% of the people with diabetes have type-2 diabetes. Type-2 diabetes is defined as a disorder in your metabolic system and is described as high blood sugar, lack of insulin, and resistant to insulin. This disease can also be received by it running through the family. Many people do not acknowledge this disease because it is not as painful as other diseases or the people will not feel the creeping symptoms coming upon them. Type-2 diabetes should be acknowledged in the U.S. because it is a growing problem, it can increase health complications for those who are diagnosed,…
It all started last summer, when Mom and I were in LL Bean. For those of you who don’t know, my hometown of Freeport Maine, is the head quarters of all LL Bean stores. It’s a huge complex of stores, including a giant hiking boot out front. There are a lot of kids’ areas, so that the parents can shop, while their kids are playing. Anyways, it was August 25. Just an average day in the life of Marielle (that’s me). “How much longer Mom?” I whined. Until, that life changing moment, I had always been kind of a whiny spoiled brat. Looking back on that, I started to realize that. And suddenly, I got a terrible headache, and felt like I was going to die! I said to Mom, “I have to go to the bathroom,” and frantically ran…
Kate is a 70 year old Australian woman, and has osteoarthritis on her left hip. Although she takes medication which is NSAIDs, she often suffers from chronic pain. Her mobility is limited and she can walk short distance only. She always uses a car driven by her husband or transportation when she goes out. When the pain becomes severe, she visits to a doctor, but does not participate in any support programs. She has supportive carers, including her husband, children, and several friends. Kate and her carers do not know about osteoarthritis very much.…
Obesity is a leading cause of Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes raises the risk of kidney failure, blindness, stroke and heart disease. If untreated, diabetes may even result in the loss of a limb. In today’s modern society, more children are being exposed to an increased risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes than ever before. The changes in technology, population growth and economy have had a large effect on their lives and ability to avoid becoming obese. For example, children no longer play outside for extended periods of time due to television, video games and the internet. Food and dietary changes have also been partly to blame for the increase in diabetes and obesity. Mental…
Type 2 diabetes is common within most people. Eating healthy and exercising are important in reducing the chance of getting diabetes. Even if people eat healthy and exercise daily, they might still get type 2 diabetes because it runs within the family. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why type 2 diabetes occurs within people, which foods we have to increase or limit, and how the healthcare provider will educate the patients that have that condition.…