Diabetes - Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. This is because your pancreas does not produce any insulin, or not enough, to help glucose enter your body’s cells – or the insulin that is produced does not work properly.…
Diabetes can be classified as Type 1 (insulin dependent); Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body fails to perform insulin production function and it affects children and young adult but with insulin therapy, they can easily be treated. Type 2 ( Non – insulin dependent), this type occurs when the body cells failure to react to body insulin and it affects majority cases of diabetes patients ( CDC,2010) but with proper nutrition and good control, damage to the body systems can be…
Diabetes - Diabetes is a condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. This is because your pancreas does not produce any insulin, or not enough, to help glucose enter your body’s cells – or the insulin that is produced does not work properly.…
Diabetes is when the body has excess amount of glucose in the blood stream due to the pancreas not secreting enough or no insulin. This causes a positive feedback in increasing the glucose levels which can be fatal if not treated. Insulin is a hormone in which is released in the body to regulate the level of glucose in the blood. Insulin is prescribed to the patient and is to be injected whenever the patient eats so as the glucose levels rise, insulin is…
Diabetes is a term that covers several conditions that relate to a person's ability to process sugar. The two most common conditions are called Type 1 and Type 2. Both of these conditions have similarities, but they also have great differences.…
Diabetes is a group of diseases that is caused by high levels of blood glucose and is caused by defects in insulin production. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. There are a few different types of Diabetes, There is type 1, which used to be called juvenile diabetes and is caused by the body’s immune system attacking and destroying its own insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. Type 1 accounts for about five percent while type 2 accounts for around ninety to ninety five percent of all diagnosed cases (Services, 2011). Type 2 will occur when the body cannot use the insulin produced effectively or does not produce enough insulin and usually happens in adults over the age of forty but is becoming more common for younger age groups.…
What is diabetes? Well diabetes, is a sickness that many Australians today suffer. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is when the pancreas stops producing insulin. Without this insulin, the cells in the body are incapable of turning glucose (also known as sugar) into energy, leading to remains of glucose in the bloodstream at high levels. The body recognises that there is a problem and tries to provide the cells with other sources of fuel, for example stored fats. Extensive fat burning can be released by a product called ketones, which is highly dangerous to the body if in high amounts. Some symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes include:…
Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease that occurs when a body is unable to produce insulin, is unable to adequately use the insulin produced, or is unable to produce enough insulin for what the body needs, and therefore results in a body not being able to process sugars properly. There are two main types of diabetes. Type 1 is where the body does not produce any insulin and so the person is dependent on taking insulin shots to survive. Type 2 is where the body can produce insulin but may not be able to produce enough to meet the needs of the body or the body is not properly using the insulin so the person has high blood sugars. Living a healthy lifestyle can decrease your chance at getting Type 2 diabetes (Milchovich, S. K., & Dunn-Long,…
Type 2 Diabetes- The body does not use insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first, your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it. But, over time it isn't able to keep up and can't make enough insulin to keep your blood…
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the pancreas does not make enough insulin (insulin is a hormone that helps glucose to enter cells) or muscle cells are unable to use insulin properly. As the result, a diabetic patient has very high blood sugar levels. When the sugar or glucose level is over 600 mg/dl, it's dangerous to the diabetic's health. Untreated diabetes affects the eyes, nerves, kidney, heart and blood vessels.…
What is Type 1 Diabetes? This type of diabetes is where the pancreas, an organ in the human body, cannot produce insulin, a hormone. When insulin is not present, it is harder for the body to convert enough glucose to be used as energy. Lack of energy then makes it more difficult for the body to function fluidly and properly. Only about 5% of people with diabetes have Type 1, making it less common compared to the more prevalent Type 2 Diabetes. In addition, it is most often developed and diagnosed in childhood, but can occur whenever in one’s lifetime.…
Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin, or unable to utilize insulin properly. It is often associated with adults over the age of 40, overweight and a family history of diabetes, but it is currently occurring among younger people.…
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…
What is type 2 diabetes?It's a lifelong disease that over 27 million people have.Most people over the age of 40 get it.Which means that 40 years old and higher have a greater chance of getting type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is when the body can't make enough insulin or the body can't use it right.Insulin is sugar the body makes.Type 2 diabetes is common.There are also symptoms to type 2 diabetes.…
Diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar (glucose). Glucose is vital to your health because it's an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues. These diseases can have devastating effects on an individual's life. There is no cure for diabetes, but if treated properly a person can lead a normal life. Chronic diabetes conditions include type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is not limited to one age group; it can affect a person at any age whether they are teens, adults, or even the elderly.…