Heart diseases are already a common problem in today’s world. When they are paired with diabetes‚ it becomes an even greater issue. ‘Having diabetes means that you are more likely to develop heart disease and have a greater chance of a heart attack or a stroke.’ according to NIDDK‚ a big player in research of heart disease. These are just a start to the list of problems you are likely to have when diabetic. The longer the diagnosis of diabetes‚ the bigger chance of heart disease. This does not mean
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Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a medical condition that affects the blood vessels. One main cause of the peripheral vascular disease is diabetes. Therefore‚ being diagnosed with diabetes will increase a person’s chances of developing PVD later on in life. Type 2 diabetes occurs in individuals that have had a long history of medical symptoms such as obesity‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ and insulin resistance. After a period of time without treatment‚ there is a buildup of medical
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Every thirty minutes‚ a child is born who will be affected by mitochondrial diseases‚ a progressive wide-ranging group of disorders that arise due to mutations of nuclear or mitochondrial DNA‚ typically affecting the brain‚ muscles‚ nerves‚ the liver‚ the kidney and the heart. Often called the powerhouse of the cell‚ the mitochondria produce 90% of the energy that the body needs to function. The mitochondria’s main responsibility is to convert food and oxygen into life- sustaining energy in the form
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careful and detailed clinical assessment is essential in order to assess the likely cause and severity of symptoms‚ arrange appropriate investigations and referral‚ avoid unnecessary investigations‚ and to assess individual risk of cardiovascular disease or cardiomyopathy. PREPARATION OF PATIENT • Room that is warm & “quiet” • Examining table positioned so you can stand on the patient’s right side • Explain the procedure to the patient and obtain consent. • Make the patient
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Ageing can cause many problems for people as they get older. A particular problem‚ Alzheimer’s disease‚ can cause a person to have bad cases of memory loss. It is known that age leads to the deterioration of the brain‚ but the processes that lead to the decline of brain structures and function is unknown. To conduct an experiment on the ageing process‚ a group of scientists used Apolipoprotein E on mice. The question of the experiment is‚ “Does APOE Stabilization by exercise prevent Aging Neurovascular
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PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS The relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease has been extensively examined. It is clear from epidemiologic research that diabetes increases Periodontal Medicine • CHAPTER 13 237 the risk for and severity of periodontal diseases.59 The biologic mechanisms through which diabetes influences the periodontium are discussed in Chapter 12. The increased prevalence and severity of periodontitis commonly seen in patients with diabetes‚ especially
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Top 10 life style diseases Alzheimer’s Disease: a form of brain disease. No one knows the exact cause‚ but a real breakdown of the cells of the brain does occur. There is no treatment‚ but good nutrition may slow the progress of this lifestyle disease‚ which lasts about seven years in most people who have it. Arteriosclerosis: A generic term for several diseases in which the arterial wall becomes thicken and loses elasticity. Atherosclerosis is the most common and serious vascular disease.
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University of Phoenix Material Diabetes Chronically Diseases Outline I. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of the metabolic and endocrine system. A. Cause 1. Type 1-diabetes occurs when the body own immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (called beta cells). 2. Type 2-either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. B. Risk factors 1. Type 1 a. People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose
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Diabetes is an example of a non communicable disease. I chose diabetes because it is a very common disease that a lot of people live with so I would like to learn more about it. I want to learn about the disease itself and the symptoms that are associated with the disease. Then I want to learn about treatments to help with diabetes. And since I don’t have diabetes I want to learn what health practices I need to work on to prevent getting diabetes. These are all things this assignment will help me
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