CLC: Health Promotion Presentation Juvenile Diabetes (Type I) Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 • Definition: Type 1 diabetes aka Juvenile Diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes‚ is usually diagnosed in children or young adults. It is a chronic condition where the pancreas produces little or no insulin‚ which is a hormone the body needs to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy (Type 1 diabetes‚ 2015). The state of starvation in the midst of plenty • Pathophysiology: occurs when there is
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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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DIABETES MELLITUS In the United States‚ about 16 million people suffer from diabetes mellitus‚ although only half of these individuals are diagnosed. Every year‚ about 650‚000 people learn they have the disease. Diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of all deaths and the sixth leading cause of all deaths caused by disease. Diabetes is the most common in adults over 45 years of age; in people who are overweight or physically inactive; in individuals who have an immediate family
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Diabetes Mellitus By Shane O’Shaughnessy Contents Page 1: Description of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Page 2: Type 1 Diabetes Page 3: Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Page 4: Type 2 Diabetes and Symptoms Page 5: Aims of Treatment Page 6: Medication What is diabetes mellitus? The term ‘diabetes’ means excessive urination and the word ‘mellitus’ means honey. Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack‚ or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone – a substance
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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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needed in both types 1and 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes only occurs in women who are pregnant in there 3rd trimester. Type 1 diabetes is common in children and type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in adults. Type 1 diabetes is something you can be born with. Moreover‚ due to physical inactivity and diet‚ these types of diabetes can occur over a lifespan‚ no matter what age. Type 2 diabetes is more common in the older adult population. The difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes is the secretion on insulin
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Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus HOME Who am I? Interesting Articles Helpful Hints & Links Publication Guidelines Advertising Info Contacting Me Visit me at work at Lehigh Valley Wellness Center by Louise Diehl‚ RN‚ MSN‚ ND‚ CCRN‚ ACNS-BC‚ NP-C Nurse Practitioner - Owner Doctor of Naturopathy Lehigh Valley Wellness Center Before you begin your teaching plan be sure to define the characteristics of the clinical site and patient population. The teaching plan
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References 1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care. 2011;34 Suppl 1:S11-S61. [PubMed] 2. Eisenbarth GS‚ Polonsky KS‚ Buse JB. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM‚ Melmed S‚ Polonsky KS‚ Larsen PR.Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia‚ Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 31. 3. Pignone M‚ Alberts MJ‚ colwell JA‚ Cushman M‚ Inzucchi SE‚ Mukherjee D‚ et al. Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular
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Cushing syndrome and diabetes insipidus‚ which are Pituitary gland diseases. Then I start reading and found out that‚ Pituitary gland is a tiny organ the size of a pea found at the base of the brain behind your nose and between your ears. Pituitary gland produces a number of hormones or chemicals
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