Delaney Sebben English 2 basic April 7‚ 2014 Diabetes I. Diabetes is a metabolic disease where the body cannot make enough or any insulin. There are many ways to prevent diabetes‚ by knowing the symptoms and causes. diabetes is a disease with very few treatments‚ but it can affect your life in many ways. II. Finding ways to prevent all types and kinds of diabetes. A. make sure that you are staying physically active for more than two hours a day it is very
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a disease that is frequently a cause of incapacity to work‚ disability‚ premature aging‚ and early death. The science has very powerful means to combat it‚ but it is necessary to follow a regime of life‚ and adequately feeding; the purpose is to prevent it‚ or in case that the disease exists‚ to make it more benign. Many doctors consider diabetes as a sick manifestation of a serious matter and very important‚ as is the human being is gradually lost as a result of living
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-Diabetes‚ which is when the pancreas can’t make insulin. People with type 1 diabetes have to monitor their blood sugar levels and take insulin every day (usually several times a day) using a needle or an insulin pump -What Can Happen if Diabetes Is Not Under Control? Out-of-control blood sugar levels can lead to short-term problems like hypoglycemia‚ hyperglycemia‚ or diabetic ketoacidosis. In the long run‚ not controlling diabetes can also damage the vessels that supply blood to important organs
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Diabetes I am going to discuss the chronic disease diabetes and the risk factors associated with this chronic disease. I will also discuss who is commonly affected by diabetes and how to treat diabetes. Diabetes is a disorder in the body in which the cells cannot get the glucose from the blood. Diabetes results in high blood glucose levels. Diabetes is known to run in families. In my family diabetes is hereditary. So I am more likely to develop type two diabetes. My
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In India‚ the elderly account for 7% of the total population‚ of which two-thirds live in villages and nearly half of them in poor conditions. [2] Urbanisation‚ nuclearisation of family‚ migration‚ and dual career [3] families are making care of the elderly more and more of a personal and social problem in India. The elderly experience changes in different aspects of their lives Health problems of the elderly All the respondents had health problems‚ the most common being hypertension‚ osteoarthritis
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Introduction Diabetes is a disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide each and every year. For many‚ diabetes has been with them for their entire lives‚ others however develop diabetes as they grow older. According to the World Health Organization‚ (WHO‚ 2011) 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. Approximately 3.4 million people died from consequences of high blood sugar in 2004 of which more than 80% of diabetes occur in low- and middle-income countries. It was also projected that
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“Comparison of mobile monitoring devices for patients with diabetes” Table of Contents 1.1 Structure of the thesis 7 1.2 Study Background 7 1.2.1 Concept of Mobile Health 7 1.2.2 Mobile devices in Health care 8 1.3 Problem statement 10 1.4 Value‚ goal and scope 10 1.5 Diabetes mellitus 11 1.6 Prevalence 12 1.6.1 Population division 16 1.6.2 Methods and equipment to control diabetes 17 1.7 Aims and objectives 18 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Purpose of Research
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characteristics place people at greater risk for diabetes. Nevertheless‚ many people remain unaware of the symptoms of diabetes until after the disease has begun to progress. Take the following quiz to help determine your risk for diabetes. If you answer yes to three or more of these questions‚ consider seeking medical advice. Yes No 1. Is there a history of diabetes in your family? 2. Do any of your primary relatives (parents‚ siblings‚ grandparents) have diabetes? 3. Are you overweight or obese
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Living with Juvenile Diabetes Diabetes medically known as diabetes mellitus is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose‚ or blood sugar‚ levels. Diabetes is due to one of two mechanisms inadequate production of insulin (which is made by the pancreas and lowers blood glucose) or inadequate sensitivity of cells to the action of insulin. (Definition). There are two different forms of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is known as insulin-dependent
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: an Overview Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with the onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Ninety percent of those diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy will resolve after delivery (Scollan-Koliopoulos‚ Guadagno‚ & Walker‚ 2006). Pregnancy causes estrogen‚ progesterone and human placental lactogen to become elevated which provokes malfunctioning insulin‚ which can lead to insulin resistance and decreased
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