Juvenile Diabetes CLC Final
CLC: Health Promotion Presentation
Juvenile Diabetes (Type I)
Juvenile Diabetes Type 1
• Definition: Type 1 diabetes aka Juvenile Diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is usually diagnosed in children or young adults. It is a chronic condition where the pancreas produces little or no insulin, which is a hormone the body needs to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy (Type 1 diabetes, 2015).
The state of starvation in the midst of plenty
• Pathophysiology: occurs when there is an absolute lack of insulin caused by autoimmune beta cell destruction.
Genetics, viral, and chemical exposure are proposed triggers for development of type 1 diabetes (Wagner,
Johnson & Hardin-Pierce, 2010)
History of Juvenile
Diabetes
• First mention of diabetes- 1552 B.C.- Egyptian physician documents frequent urination as symptom of disease that caused emaciation, noting that ants seemed to be attracted to these individuals urine.
• Centuries later “water tasters” made the diagnosis of diabetes by tasting patients urine, if it was sweet then diabetes was diagnosed. • 1889- research links removal of dogs pancreas with induction of diabetes • 1921- first extraction of isolated insulin.
• Today, primary treatment of type 1 diabetes is insulin; however, patients can now test their own blood sugar levels at home, use dietary changes, regular exercise and other medication to closely control blood glucose levels.
Impact of Juvenile Diabetes During
Childhood and Adulthood
• Will affect every aspect of a child's and adult’s life, with multiple lifestyle changes such as blood sugar checks, insulin administration, diet modifications, and daily exercise.
• If blood sugar is not controlled (either too high or too low) it will have an effect on how a patient feels each day.
• Because the body doesn’t produce any insulin (insulin dependence), juvenile diabetes will continue into adulthood. • Usually diagnosed in childhood but can occur at any age.
• Uncontrolled diabetes can
Juvenile Diabetes (Type I)
Juvenile Diabetes Type 1
• Definition: Type 1 diabetes aka Juvenile Diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is usually diagnosed in children or young adults. It is a chronic condition where the pancreas produces little or no insulin, which is a hormone the body needs to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy (Type 1 diabetes, 2015).
The state of starvation in the midst of plenty
• Pathophysiology: occurs when there is an absolute lack of insulin caused by autoimmune beta cell destruction.
Genetics, viral, and chemical exposure are proposed triggers for development of type 1 diabetes (Wagner,
Johnson & Hardin-Pierce, 2010)
History of Juvenile
Diabetes
• First mention of diabetes- 1552 B.C.- Egyptian physician documents frequent urination as symptom of disease that caused emaciation, noting that ants seemed to be attracted to these individuals urine.
• Centuries later “water tasters” made the diagnosis of diabetes by tasting patients urine, if it was sweet then diabetes was diagnosed. • 1889- research links removal of dogs pancreas with induction of diabetes • 1921- first extraction of isolated insulin.
• Today, primary treatment of type 1 diabetes is insulin; however, patients can now test their own blood sugar levels at home, use dietary changes, regular exercise and other medication to closely control blood glucose levels.
Impact of Juvenile Diabetes During
Childhood and Adulthood
• Will affect every aspect of a child's and adult’s life, with multiple lifestyle changes such as blood sugar checks, insulin administration, diet modifications, and daily exercise.
• If blood sugar is not controlled (either too high or too low) it will have an effect on how a patient feels each day.
• Because the body doesn’t produce any insulin (insulin dependence), juvenile diabetes will continue into adulthood. • Usually diagnosed in childhood but can occur at any age.
• Uncontrolled diabetes can