About type 2 diabetes Around 2.6 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes. About nine in 10 of these people have type 2 diabetes. It usually affects people over the age of 40‚ but can develop at any age. People of African-Caribbean or South Asian origin are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. It usually affects them earlier in life‚ from about the age of 25. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common‚ particularly in children. Type 2 diabetes develops when your body can’t produce
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Maintaining a healthy‚ restricted diet is crucial for type 1 diabetes management. A type 1 diabetes diet is designed to maximum nutrition‚ while limiting sugar‚ carbohydrates‚ and sodium. A type 1 diabetes diet is focusing on nutritious foods that are high in vitamins and minerals‚ while cutting down on foods that are high in fats‚ sugar‚ or empty carbohydrates. Some basic recommendations nutrition for type 1 diabetes diet is fruits‚ vegetables‚ whole grains‚ carbohydrates‚ and proteins. Fruit are
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Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells to provide energy. What causes the condition? The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. It is thought that a viral infection‚ makes triggers the immune system to destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in people who have a genetic history of diabetes. . At this stage nothing
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the lost of a loved one‚ had a baby (depression after birth)‚ recently divorced‚ constant stress‚ substance abuse‚ or any other life changing event. How do you know if you are going through a depression? Well here are some symptoms: Sadness and loss of satisfaction in things once enjoyed are probably the most known symptoms. But some symptoms are sometimes overlooked. Guilt is one symptom that coincides with depression immensely. When feelings of guilt are put on a person they lose what hope they
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4837 / cnucollegeofnursing@live.com.ph A Case Study of a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Striving to Live Life worth Living Taboada‚ Gwen Marie F. Chapter 1 Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) 2 or type 2 diabetes is more common than diabetes mellitus type 1 and is prevalent in people over 40 years old. The condition and its symptoms develop slowly over a period from weeks to months. In DM type 2‚ the patient’s body still makes insulin but the amount is not enough for the body’s needs
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Discussion Questions: 3. Humans exhibit a Type 1 survivorship. Type 1 survivorship curves are characterized by high initial survivorship rates then a rapid decline in survivorship late in life. The mortality rate is very low in early life‚ and many of the individuals of the population will live to old age. 4. The cohort of 1850-1859 shows a more rapid increase in mortality rate later in life than the 1900-1909 cohort. During the late 19th century‚ after the Civil War‚ many young people were put
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redness‚ pain‚ and swelling. It is not contagious. Symptoms come and go and vary from person to person. The symptoms can develop so slowly that the person may not notice for a long time. When the lupus symptoms are evident‚ they are called flares or relapses. When the symptoms are better‚ it is said that they are in remission. There are three major types of lupus: 1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - lupus that affects certain parts of the body 2. Discoid or Cutaneous Lupus - lupus mainly of the
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shoppers. On the outside‚ one may see an average person going to the store for an item‚ but on the inside‚ each shopper has different intentions‚ whether they know they have them or not. The In and Out Shopper The in and out shopper is popular with American dads‚ and men in general. These are the people that go into the store with the list that their wife (or someone they live with) wrote
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If you have asthma its very difficult breathing through your airways. They become more even swollen and the muscles around the airways can tighten when something triggers your symptoms. Common asthma triggers are allergies‚ tobacco‚ medication‚ emotional anxiety and stress‚ viral and bacterial infections. Symptoms of asthma are coughing‚ shortness of breath‚ wheezing‚ and chest tightness. Asthma affects people very differently than people who don’t have asthma. When people breathe normally
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Assignment #2 Text Book- read Chapter 2 Trapped Under the Sea – read Chapter 2 Provide a brief answer to the following review questions: Chapter 2 Review Questions 1. Describe the major components of the strategic management process. The Major Components of Strategic management process is environmental scanning‚ strategy formulation‚ strategy implementation‚ and evaluation and control. Environmental scanning is usually used to classify strategic influences that will control the future of the corporation
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