Diabetes Mellitus Research Paper
Diabetes Mellitus is an endocrine disorder caused by excessive high blood glucose levels (Martini pg. 377). It is characterized by glucose concentration that are high enough to overwhelm the reabsorption capabilities of the kidneys (Martini pg. 377). This is a disease of the pancreas, the pancreas produces the hormone insulin. The insulin helps the body to get energy from the foods we eat. When a person has diabetes the pancreas either cannot make enough insulin or is using it incorrectly.
An individual who has diabetes mellitus, glucose appears in the urine and the urine volume generally becomes excessive (Martini pg. 377). Diabetes mellitus can be caused by genetic abnormalities or mutations that result in inadequate insulin production, this synthesis of abnormal insulin molecules, or the production of defective insulin receptor proteins (Martini pg. 377).
There are two common forms of diabetes type 1 and type 2. In type one …show more content…
the individual is insulin dependent, the pancreas beta cells are damaged and produces an insufficient amount of insulin. Individual with type 1 diabetes must use insulin multiple times every day to survive. In type 2 diabetes the individual is non-dependent on the insulin, the pancreas produce a normal amount of insulin, but their tissues do not respond properly a condition known as insulin resistance (Martini pg. 377). This type of diabetes is associated with obesity and weight loss through diet and exercise can be an effective treatment, especially when coupled with drugs that alter rates of glucose synthesis and release by the liver (Martini pg. 377).
If diabetes mellitus goes untreated it disrupts the metabolic activities throughout the body.
Clinical problems arise such as: diabetic retinopathy, this is hemorrhaging at the retina, heart attack and diabetic nephropathy, this is degenerative changes in the kidneys and can lead to kidney failure (Martini pg. 377)
According to health.ny.org diabetes has become an epidemic that affects one out of every 10 adult New Yorkers. It has become an epidemic that affects one out of every 12 adult New Yorkers. Since 1994, the number of people in the state who have diabetes has more than doubled, and it is likely that number will double again by the year 2050.
More than one and a half million New Yorkers have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that another 430,000 people have diabetes and don't know it, because the symptoms may be overlooked or misunderstood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently predicted that one out of every three children born in the United States will develop diabetes in their
lifetime.
An individual who has diabetes mellitus, glucose appears in the urine and the urine volume generally becomes excessive (Martini pg. 377). Diabetes mellitus can be caused by genetic abnormalities or mutations that result in inadequate insulin production, this synthesis of abnormal insulin molecules, or the production of defective insulin receptor proteins (Martini pg. 377).
There are two common forms of diabetes type 1 and type 2. In type one …show more content…
the individual is insulin dependent, the pancreas beta cells are damaged and produces an insufficient amount of insulin. Individual with type 1 diabetes must use insulin multiple times every day to survive. In type 2 diabetes the individual is non-dependent on the insulin, the pancreas produce a normal amount of insulin, but their tissues do not respond properly a condition known as insulin resistance (Martini pg. 377). This type of diabetes is associated with obesity and weight loss through diet and exercise can be an effective treatment, especially when coupled with drugs that alter rates of glucose synthesis and release by the liver (Martini pg. 377).
If diabetes mellitus goes untreated it disrupts the metabolic activities throughout the body.
Clinical problems arise such as: diabetic retinopathy, this is hemorrhaging at the retina, heart attack and diabetic nephropathy, this is degenerative changes in the kidneys and can lead to kidney failure (Martini pg. 377)
According to health.ny.org diabetes has become an epidemic that affects one out of every 10 adult New Yorkers. It has become an epidemic that affects one out of every 12 adult New Yorkers. Since 1994, the number of people in the state who have diabetes has more than doubled, and it is likely that number will double again by the year 2050.
More than one and a half million New Yorkers have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that another 430,000 people have diabetes and don't know it, because the symptoms may be overlooked or misunderstood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently predicted that one out of every three children born in the United States will develop diabetes in their
lifetime.