Type 1 Diabetes Case Study Essay
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.
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children are increased thirst, extreme hunger, weight loss, fatigue, irritable behavior, and blurred vision and yeast infections. It is very important to see a doctor if you are having any of these symptoms. Some of these symptoms can be harmful to your …show more content…
We wanted to test her sugar levels at different time so that we could see where her levels were. We performed a test called a Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test. This blood test indicates an average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. It works by measuring the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. The higher the blood sugar levels, the more hemoglobin that has sugar attached. An A1C level of 6.5 percent or higher on two separate tests indicates diabetes.
We aren’t exactly sure of the cause of type 1 diabetes. Scientists say that it could be genetic or it could be from being exposed to certain viruses. In this case, Hannah’s mother is a diabetic. She was first diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus at the age of 3 years old. She is very aware of the signs and symptoms of this disease.
Pryor to Hannah’s diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, she was very active in sports and she played on the girls’ volleyball team at Hendricks Elementary. Hannah had become very fatigue and was becoming more irritable than normal. Again, her mother noticed these signs and was very concerned. The great thing about her being active is that it helps with the metabolism and helps keep the sugar levels
Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children are increased thirst, extreme hunger, weight loss, fatigue, irritable behavior, and blurred vision and yeast infections. It is very important to see a doctor if you are having any of these symptoms. Some of these symptoms can be harmful to your …show more content…
We wanted to test her sugar levels at different time so that we could see where her levels were. We performed a test called a Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test. This blood test indicates an average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. It works by measuring the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. The higher the blood sugar levels, the more hemoglobin that has sugar attached. An A1C level of 6.5 percent or higher on two separate tests indicates diabetes.
We aren’t exactly sure of the cause of type 1 diabetes. Scientists say that it could be genetic or it could be from being exposed to certain viruses. In this case, Hannah’s mother is a diabetic. She was first diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus at the age of 3 years old. She is very aware of the signs and symptoms of this disease.
Pryor to Hannah’s diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, she was very active in sports and she played on the girls’ volleyball team at Hendricks Elementary. Hannah had become very fatigue and was becoming more irritable than normal. Again, her mother noticed these signs and was very concerned. The great thing about her being active is that it helps with the metabolism and helps keep the sugar levels