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    Diabetes affects the body’s ability to use blood sugar for energy. The main types of diabetes include type 1 diabetes‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes. A person with uncontrolled diabetes can run into a lot of problems later in life. If not controlled‚ diabetes can put you at risk for a multitude of complications that can affect nearly every organ in the body. These organs may include‚ the heart and blood vessels‚ the eyes‚ the kidneys‚ the nerve endings‚ and also the gums and teeth. Later

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    Economic effects of diabetes on the elderly                         Diabetes has been described‚ by doctors‚ as a metabolic disease in which the patient has high blood glucose (blood sugar)‚ either because insulin production is inadequate‚ or because the body ’s cells do not respond properly to insulin. The overall management of diabetes for older adults would be the same as management for younger adults. Nutritional management is essential for older adults primarily to control malnutrition

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    major key products of Sanofi-Aventis that is used for treating Diabetes. | | | LANTUS is a long- acting human insulin analog indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults

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    Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes By Scott Roberts Introduction Diabetes is one of America’s most troubling medical issues‚ with over 23.6 million children and adults in the United States currently diagnosed with it. Food and lifestyle choices are fundamental to diabetes care. The role of the dietitian in the treatment of diabetes’ patients is crucial not only while in the hospital‚ but in the continued management after they are discharged. A thorough nutritional assessment should

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    Student- Vu Le SOAPE NOTE (Diabetes Case 2) Subjective: 1. Chief Complaint: CT is a 77 year old African American woman who comes into the clinic for her diabetes. 2. History of Present Illness: CT is coming to clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the past 40 years • Hypertension for the past 45 years • Chronic Kidney Disease for the past ten years with neuropathy • Myocardial Infarction in the year 2010 2. Family

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    From: Secretary of Health‚ Mexico Maternal Health‚ Gestational Diabetes Introduction: Diabetes has become the number one killer in Mexico in the last decade and a half; 14% of all deaths in our country can be attributed to this disorder. Gestational diabetes can be linked to up to one third of those deaths. Gestational diabetes especially impacts those in low-income or rural areas‚ who lack the access to basic technology like glucometers necessary to diagnose altered blood glucose levels. Older

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    Diabetes and the risk that comes with it Carl L. Tabb SCI/163 August 2‚ 2011 Diabetes and the risk that comes with it 23.6 million Americans have diabetes in all ages ranges says The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse. Diabetes occurs when your body’s sugar levels are abnormally high or the body is not responding to insulin. . Insulin is produced by our body’s to regulate our blood sugar levels. In Greece the word diabetes means “to flow through” and in the Latin culture is means

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    Diabetes Diabetes is a life-long disease with no known cure or vaccine‚ which is caused by the absence of insulin production‚ a decreased production level or the inability to use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas and secreted by the cells located in the beta cells of the Islets of Langerhans. While the beta cells of the pancreas secrete insulin‚ glucagon is secreted by the alpha cells. Insulin regulates blood glucose levels to prevent an increased or an abnormally decreased

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    Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus Bonny York Jacksonville University Nursing 342 October 10 2011 Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus 1 The Identified Learning Need Patients with diabetes have very comprhensive learning needs. The learning needs are focused on managing their glucose levels and preventing complications of diabetes. Learning needs

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    An Essay Written by Rexielyn Saldua de Luna Submitted to Mrs. Veronica Dela Peña Outline Thesis Statement: Doctors and scientist think diabetes may be caused by viruses‚ a body’s abnormal immune response‚ and over eating. I. Types of Viruses that causes Diabetes: a. Enteric virus b. Coxsackie virus c. Epstein-Barr virus d. Cytomegalovirus e. herpes virus f. Mumps g. German measles I. Abnormal Immune Response like: a. Slow healing of cuts and wounds

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