Type 2 diabetes is a chronic illness that is a result of the body’s insulin not functioning correctly. It was formerly called adult-onset or insulin-dependent. It is also the most common kind of diabetes accounting for about 90 percent of all diabetes cases. Type 2 diabetes can also cause obesity and high cholesterol. About 6 percent of the population suffers from diabetes while about one-third of those who do have it‚ do not know about it. Insulin is a chemical that is released by the body
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here are over 500‚000 fast food restaurants in America and all of these restaurants have one thing in common. They all pose a high risk of giving an individual diabetes. In 2012‚ 29.1 million Americans‚ or 9.3% of the population‚ had diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with high levels of glucose in the blood. You may ask‚ how does this happen? Well once we digest the food that we eat glucose enters the bloodstream. Which is also used for energy‚ our pancreas produces insulin. The
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Public Awareness and Diabetes Tammy Tung HCA 240 May 9‚ 2010 Shannon White Diabetes There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 normally occurs before the age of 20 and is usually diagnosed much younger. Type 2 normally occurs after the age of 45. The reasons patients develop type 1 are not as clear. In type 1 the body does not produce enough insulin‚ in type 2 the body may either not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin the body produces. In both types the lack of
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process of learning and teaching hasimproved the way in which students learn learn throughout the years Have a look at the influence of technology in education. 4. 1780 - Early public schools adopt the teacher/manager model with the teacher as the primary manger of instruction and assessment in a single 1946 - First vacuum tube-based computers developed;classroom universities help in computer development effort; technology used in 1960 – PLATO (programmed logic for automatic teaching war effort. operations)
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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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Type 2 Diabetes for my PDH lifestyle and communicable diseases assignment. 2.Is this a lifestyle‚ genetic and communicable disease? How do you come to this conclusion? Diabetes type 2 is both a lifestyle and genetic disease. • Lifestyle- Diabetes type 2 is a Lifestyle disease because we can get it from not looking after ourselves. Many people in our society are becoming more and more obese and fat because they are not doing what’s right for them. The risk factor of getting diabetes type 2
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Belau Community Credit Union 10023 Kelbid Road Koror State‚ Palau (PW) 96940 (680) 488-8911 Belau Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit organization. It was created to serve its members who reside in the Republic of Palau. It will start lending personal loans or micro loans while waiting for adoption of Palau Credit Union Act. Other products will follow‚ such as personal and business deposit products‚ in the future. The credit union will bridge the financial gap that local banks have
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I chose exercise 14.3 II. In this exercise we had to watch the local news‚ national news‚ and the local paper and answer the following questions‚ how many stories are apparently intended to appeal to our emotions and our sympathies‚ which stories seem to have been intended to grab attention by appealing to our curiosity or love of scandal‚ which seemed to be selected for their entertainment value‚ and how many stories seem intended to make us fearful for our safety or grateful for our security?
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to reverse. Causes of diabetes The causes of diabetes can be divided into three. First of all‚ dietary causes; people especially the young eat high carbohydrate and fatty diet. This has especially been propagated by the easy accessibility and affordability of fast foods. Some traditional foods also contain a lot of fats and contribute to increasing rates of obesity. Secondly‚ lifestyle contributes to development of obesity. Sedentary lifestyle‚ means that people exercise less‚ and so they do burn
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obesity rates in relation to Type 2 Diabetes primarily in South Auckland. In this report I will find out whether the diverse ethnicities of South Auckland residents have any affect on Diabetes rates. I chose this question because I am interested in whether someone’s race can determine his or her risk of chronic disease. I also think this issue is important because South Auckland is so ethnically diverse that we need to know if race plays a part in obesity and diabetes risks. My report will focus on 3
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