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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Diabetes affects a lot of people. My sister has it and family has a history of it as well. Many people need to learn about how it affects people and their lives. Diabetes is a disorder that affects your metabolism. It causes you to have high blood sugar. There are three main types of diabetes; type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational. Type one is where your body does not produce insulin. Type 2 is where your body does not produce enough insulin to function and gestational only affects certain pregnant women
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family member or friend annually and spend an average of 20 hours per week providing this care. With the rate of diabetes continuing to grow in America‚ it is more than likely that you either are‚ or someday will‚ care for someone with diabetes. There is no need to panic‚ although there are a few things that you’ll want to be especially attentive to: • Take time to learn more about diabetes now‚ but be careful of what sources you use for your education. A study done by the Pew Internet and American
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Talking about diabetes in one thing. Talking about diabetes while it waits your doorstep is a whole other story. I live with a high risk of diabetes. Countless members of my family have been diagnosed with this disease and some have passed away because of it. Diabetes runs through both sides of my family. My paternal grandmother‚ my maternal grandfather‚ my maternal grandfather’s brothers‚ and my maternal grandmother’s older sister all suffer from the same disease. For all of them‚ the daily routine
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pancreas doesn’t make insulin in type I diabetes. The beta cells are destroyed‚ when the immune system attacks the pancreas. The diabetic then needs insulin shots to use glucose they receive from the meals they eat. For these patients insulin shots are the only way to keep their blood sugar levels down. This condition can be inherited. Type 1 diabetes is thought to occur when something in a person’s environment such as a toxin or a virus triggers it. Type 1 diabetes can happen together with other autoimmune
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Mexican Immigrants This paper will center on the vulnerable population of Mexican-American immigrants with chronic type II adult-onset diabetes and how this affects this growing population. The definition‚ description‚ steps‚ and method of epidemiology will facilitate the discussion. Routine data such as demographics‚ census‚ birth‚ death‚ and surveillance records‚ and research data such as medical and health records‚ will bring pertinent information to the study. The
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1. Introduction 22 Diabetes mellitus is the 7th leading cause of death in US. Diabetes is broadly classified into two 23 types: type I and type II. Type I diabetes is a result of insufficient insulin production by pancreas‚ 24 whereas type II diabetes is due to the body’s inability to use the insulin that is produced‚ hence the 25 name insulin resistance is used to refer to type II diabetes. Currently‚ individuals with diabetes are 26 able to monitor their blood glucose levels using a glucometer
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Juvenile diabetes‚ often called type one diabetes‚ is when a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin which is needed to allow sugar to produce energy. People with juvenile diabetes often have times of struggle‚ from the diagnosis‚ stereotyping‚ and all of the responsibility they earn on the journey. From the moment someone is diagnosed with juvenile diabetes it changes his or her’s whole life. A person has to get used to the change‚ monitoring blood sugar‚ giving insulin‚ and other day to
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Childhood Diabetes the "New Epidemic" Childhood Diabetes is becoming the "New Epidemic"‚ by children living sedentary lifestyles and poor diets‚ parents and healthcare providers need to be proactive with identifying those children at risk for getting Diabetes. There has been a growing concern about the recent sharp increase in reported cases of type II diabetes in children and adolescents. Several studies have documented this epidemic. In light of that little is known about type 2 diabetes
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Type II diabetes: obesity and overweight Monica Davila DeVry Type II diabetes: obesity and overweight Diabetes has become a widespread epidemic‚ primarily because of the increasing prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is an endocrine disease in which the body has either a shortage of insulin or a decrease ability to use insulin or both. Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose to enter the cells and be converted into energy. Diabetes can be characterized as a prevailing‚ incapacitating
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