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    Article Review: Diabetes

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    Diabetes Many have known that Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adolescents. In the whole United States‚ there are about 16 million adults who have diabetes and a third of them are undiagnosed (CDC). In East Harlem‚ New York however‚ the rates of complications and mortality is up to 5 times in an underprivileged community compared to the overall residents in New York City. There are 125‚000 residents living in East Harlem‚ 50% are Latino‚ 40% African-American

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    Diabetes Research Paper

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    Diabetes Research Paper Pathology Fall 2010 Abstract Diabetes is a disease that affects currently 23.6 million people‚ about 7.8% of the population. Diabetes comes from a high level of sugar in the blood for a long period of time. Ways to control it are by diet‚ exercise‚ medicine and insulin injections. There are four known types of diabetes: Prediabetes‚ which is a condition that raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes; Type 1‚ which generally affects primarily the younger population;

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    Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus Global Scenario Diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are significant public health challenges in the 21st century. It is estimated that 3.8 million deaths were attributable to diabetes in 2007‚ equivalent to 6% of all deaths globally. India‚ which has the largest population of diabetes patients of any country‚ diabetes accounts for 9.7% of these deaths. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate

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    Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition in which the body does not produce enough or no insulin at all to control blood sugar levels in the body. The prevalence of diabetes is steadily growing at a fast rate‚ and it is predicted that by the year 2030 an estimated 370 million adults will be diagnosed with diabetes‚ that is double the amount of patient diagnosed with diabetes in the year 2000 (Ozougwu‚ Obimba‚ Belonwu‚ & Unakalamba‚ 2013). Diabetes has four classifications:

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    Social Policy - Diabetes

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    Social Issue – Diabetes Type 2 Examine a contemporary social issue (which may or may not have been covered during the module) paying particular attention as to why this issue has become problematic and for whom. Also‚ consider what should be done about your chosen issue and any role that nursing/social work might have in dealing with it. A social issue can be defined as ‘social conditions identified by scientific inquiry and values as detrimental to human well-being’ (Manis 1976). I believe that

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    Diabetes Type 2

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    Type 2 diabetes can be described a one of the most common forms of diabetes that exists today. It need to be understood that what happens to an individual when he suffers from type 2 diabetes is that he would not be able to produce enough insulin‚ which is needed for the body in order to be able to use sugar effectively‚ or perhaps his cells would ignore the insulin that his body is producing. It would help to remember the important fact that it is sugar that provides energy for the body‚ and unless

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    Type 2 Diabetes

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    Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin‚ or unable to utilize insulin properly. It is often associated with adults over the age of 40‚ overweight and a family history of diabetes‚ but it is currently occurring among younger people. 1. Prevalence and incidence of Diabetes type 2 According to statistical records‚ an approximation of 18.2 million children and adults suffer from diabetes in the United States. This is equal to 6.3 percent of America’s population. Out of

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    Understanding Diabetes and Its Complications An estimated 16 million people in the United States have diabetes-more than one third are not aware that they have the disease. This year alone‚ more than 798‚000 cases will be diagnosed. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death by disease in the United States; this year alone‚ more than 187‚000 Americans will die from this disease and its complications (CDC). Education about diabetes is essential to understanding the disease and preventing

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    get a bulge in your arteries and it blows up like a balloon)‚ heart failure‚ vision loss‚ kidney could shut down‚ and the list goes on. Explaining diabetes to a 13-year old middle school honors student: Hey‚ what’s up? The doctor wanted me to come in and talk to you for a minute. I understand that the doctor has just diagnosed you with diabetes. I want to make sure you understand what that is and what goes along with it.

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    Sociological perspective The sociological perspective of dealing with diabetes may promote understanding of how patients manage with their daily living diabetes. How dealing with diabetes on the daily means for them and how it marks their everyday lives. Of course informative data would have to be collected from different individuals to be able to grasp a well concept of the living experience from those who suffer from diabetes and how they deal with their conditions. Living with a chronic condition

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