arious diseases such as diabetes. “ In the 2009 National Health Insurance Survey (NHIS)‚ uninsured people with diabetes were six times more likely to forgo needed health care because of cost compared to those who were continuously insured ( Casagrande and Cowie)”. “The previous cost of diabetes studied by the American Diabetes Association (ADN) estimated that there were nearly 17.5 million people living in the United States with diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes in 2007‚ at an estimated cost of $174 billion in
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Mariah Stoeckman Diabetes Insipidus 1. Describe the mechanism by which normal fluid regulation in the body occurs? The kidneys remove extra body fluids in the bloodstream; this waste is stored in the bladder. If the fluid regulations system is working right the kidneys will make less urine to save your body’s fluids so you don’t become dehydrated. 2. What is considered to be excessive thirst and urination in an adult? Excessive thirst is the intake of more than one gallon of fluid
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Diabetes Foot Care: Foot care is a huge factor with having diabetes. If you have diabetes you should take extreme care of your feet. You should self inspect your feet at least once daily and if you by chance get an injury to a foot seek medical care early on. Also‚ make sure that your health care provider checks your feet at least once a year but more often if you have foot problems. Call your health care provider if you have calluses‚ corns‚ or ingrown toenails for they can trim them for you if
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Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood is too high. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as sweets‚ rice‚ potatoes and bread. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of pancreatic beta cells‚ the cells in the body that make the hormone insulin. Insulin is required for people to get energy from food‚ therefore‚ people with type 1 diabetes must take multiple injections of insulin each day
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HCS 245 Diabetes presentation Yesenia Echavarria December 08‚ 2014 Cheryl Maeux Diabetes History 1552 BC. This is the initial known evidence of Diabetes. 1500 BC. Ants are drawn to the urine of individuals with an enigmatic emaciating disease. 500 BC. Primary report of sugar in urine and its happening in obese persons. This is the first time the difference among Type 1 & Type 2 has been made. Definition of Diabetes A metabolic disease in which the body’s failure to create any or
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Diabetes mellitus has a long historical record dating back to second century AD. The word "diabetes" was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus. The word diabetes means "siphon". It was first used to describe patients with excessive thirst and urination. In the 17th century‚ the word mellitus‚ meaning "like honey"‚ was added when diabetes patients ’ urine was noticed to be sweet. However‚ the disease is not directly related to urine‚ but instead to the pancreas. Today many other symptons
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DIABETES INSIPIDUS BY DOROTHY OWUSU WHAT IS DIABETES INSIPIDUS? Diabetes insipidus is a condition in which the body cannot retain enough water. The patient is excessively thirsty and excretes large amounts of extremely diluted urine. It causes intense thirst and excretion of large amounts of urine. A reduction in fluid intake does not reduce amounts and consistency of urine excretion. It is a rare condition‚ affecting approximately 1 in every 25‚000 people. Diabetes
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It is very important to exercise. Exercise is important because it can keep you in shape and will improve your health for the better. Many studies have shown that regular activities and exercise can improve overall health substantially. Exercise reduces the risk of heart disease‚ stroke‚ certain cancers‚ and high blood pressure. Exercise can also help you to maintain healthy bones‚ muscles‚ and joints. Along with physical activity comes weight loss. Weight loss can improve the mental well-being and
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Day | Work Out Plan | Meal Plan | Monday | Insanity‚ Cardio‚ Abs Routine Exercise | Time/Sets | Reps/ Speed | Weight | Morning Workout | Insanity | 45 min | | Swimming Workout | Freestyle/ Breast Stroke | 500 m/ 10 laps ea. | Evening Workout | Cardio | 15 min | 5.5 | | Abs Routine | | | | | | | | | | Meal | Time | Food | Calories | Breakfast | 5:00 P | Egg whites w/ spinach/ Turkey bacon | | Snack | 10:00 A | Apple | | Lunch | 12:00 P | Tuna sandwich/
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Case Study: The patient with Diabetes Mellitus 1. This patient has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Her labs would probably indicate: Serum glucose will probably be over 300mg/dL Osmolarity would most likely be high if the patient is dehydrated from polyurea caused by the hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia itself is a hyperosmotic state. It’s possible that this high blood suger could try to pull fluids from cells‚ creating an almost isotonic state in the early stages of DKA. In other words‚ this
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