Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Amber L. Ross Panola College Professor Kevin Rutherford How would you like to know that eating the chocolate cake on your birthday or having that big bowl of pasta could literally kill you? For the more than 220 million people worldwide who have diabetes this is the reality they live with daily. (World Health Organization 2009) This paper will inform you on the genetic and metabolic components of type 2 diabetes‚ as well as symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ treatments and economic
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ABOUT DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic‚ lifelong condition that affects your body’s ability to use the energy found in food. There are three major types of diabetes: types 1 diabetes ‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes. All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common. Normally‚ your body breaks down the sugars and carbohydrates you eat into a special sugar called glucose. Glucose fuels the cells in your body. But the cells need insulin‚ a hormone
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James (pseudonym) is a 65 years old man‚ with a 10 year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). He migrated to New Zealand when he was young. He lives with his wife Barbara (pseudonym) in his own house. They have two daughters who are both in Australia with their family. They visit him regularly. He worked as a shop manager but he discontinued the job because he could not work properly due to fatigue and illness from his disease. He now spends most of the time at home by engaging in hobbies such
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Nursing 220Abstract Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin‚ a hormone needed to allow glucose to enter cells to produce energy. This paper explores the aspects of the disease as it relates to the pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations‚ diagnostic testing‚ collaborative care‚ and nursing care.Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Diabetes‚ previously referred to as “juvenile diabetes” most often occurs in people under
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Description of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM)is a metabolic disease mostly seen in adulthood due to insulin resistance‚ genetic factor‚ and environmental influences such as obesity. In addition‚ children have become victim of type 2 DM due to poor dietary intake. Furthermore‚ the hepatic glucose production increases‚ altered insulin production and reduced glucose absorption results in hyperglycemia. The insulin imprints become resistant to hormonal impulses due to increased
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1. Explain the differences between Diabetes mellitus Type I vs Type II. Are there any other forms of diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent‚ an autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore‚ required insulin replacement‚ and not associated to obesity‚ and occur mostly in children and adolescent. However‚ type 2 diabetes it is non- insulin- dependent‚ and caused by decreased of insulin production‚ and occur mostly in people 50+ age‚ and associated with obesity. 2-What are
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Type II Diabetes Mellitus among African Americans Type II Diabetes Mellitus is an adult-onset diabetes that affects 90% of the diabetes patients. It is when the body does not recognize the insulin being produced by the pancreas‚ or not enough is produced. Insulin is a hormone that causes different cells to take up glucose for energy. Resistance to insulin causes the build up of glucose in the blood‚ which causes improper functions of cells and blood circulation‚ damage to nerves and blood
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes is a chronic‚ genetically determined‚ debilitating disease that affects every organ system. There are two major types of diabetes: Type I and Type II. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)‚ is caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing cells of the pancreas and is usually‚ but not always diagnosed in childhood. People with type I diabetes must take insulin shots in order to survive. Type II diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes
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Diabetes mellitus is a serious condition that should be managed properly to prevent complications. These complications from diabetes mellitus can lead to health problems and even death if not managed. The problems occur because of changed in large blood vessels‚ also known as macrovascular‚ as well as small blood vessels know as‚ microvascular‚ in tissues and organs. Microvascular complications can lead to nephropathy‚ neuropathy‚ and retinopathy. The main cause of microvascular complications is
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DIABETES MELLITUS In the United States‚ about 16 million people suffer from diabetes mellitus‚ although only half of these individuals are diagnosed. Every year‚ about 650‚000 people learn they have the disease. Diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of all deaths and the sixth leading cause of all deaths caused by disease. Diabetes is the most common in adults over 45 years of age; in people who are overweight or physically inactive; in individuals who have an immediate family
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