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    Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences. (Wolfsdorf et al: 2009) It is a chronic disease of carbohydrate‚ fat‚ and protein metabolism caused by the lack of insulin‚ which results from the marked and progressive inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin because of autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Type 1 DM can occur at any age. It occurs most commonly in juveniles but can also occur in adults‚ especially in those in their

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    • Type 1 Type 1 often affects people under 30 years of age but can develop at any time. In Type 1 diabetes‚ your pancreas stops making insulin or only makes a very small amount. Without insulin‚ glucose cannot enter into your cells which need to burn glucose for energy. Some people are born with the genes‚ but only some will develop it. While there is no such thing as a good or bad diabetic‚ some individuals have very wide‚ unsteady swings in blood sugars. This happens when their bodies have extreme

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    Even though there were many important discoveries relating to insulin and diabetes‚ there still was no cure or treatment for it. Individuals diagnosed with this disease died shortly after diagnosis. In the early 1900’s‚ Frederick Allen – a leading diet therapist – invented a diet specifically for diabetic patients. He called it ‘the undernutrition approach’ where as his patients called it ‘the starvation diet.’ This diet allowed the diabetic patients an intake of 800-1000 calories per day for six

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    Chapter 2 Case Study Summary 1: 21-year old woman that has had type 1 diabetes for the past 8 years‚ was brought to the hospital in a coma. She was prescribed to take 92 units of insulin a day to maintain her sugar levels within normal limits and prevent excess sugar in her urine. Upon admission she was hypontensive‚ tachycardic and hyperventilating. Her labs show she is acidonic‚ arterial blood carbon dioxide levels were low‚ blood oxygen tension is normal‚ bicarbonate levels are

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    profession since 1982. Global warnings over diabetes increase. Research carried out by the International Diabetes Federation (2009) reveals that around 314 million people‚ equating to 8.2% of the global adult population‚ may have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) which is a condition that often precedes the development of diabetes. The incidence of diabetes in Malaysia is similar to other countries in the world (Malaysian Diabetes Association‚ 2009). Diabetes Mellitus is one of the commonest chronic

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    tuberculosis‚ and diabetes than any other racial or ethnic group. Recent studies by Indian health experts show that diabetes among Indian youth ages 15-19 has increased 54% since 1996 and 40% of Indian children are overweight. Even though diabetes rates vary considerably among the Native American population‚ deaths caused from diabetes are 230 percent greater than the United States population as a whole. Diabetes is an increasing crisis among the Native American population. Diabetes is a disease

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    Appendix F Type I and Type II Diabetes What are the differences between Type I and Type II diabetes? By completing this chart‚ you will create an easy-to-read reference that will help you understand how the two forms of diabetes mellitus differ. Use Ch. 13 of the text in addition to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Web site at http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp to find details about the two types of diabetes. Diabetes Mellitus Matrix |Form of Diabetes |Age

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    prevalence of type 2 diabetes is skyrocketing alarmingly to epidemic proportions. According to King‚ Aubert and Herman (1998)‚ in the year 2000 there were 150 million people with type 2 diabetes worldwide‚ and this number is expected to double by 2025. This explosive increase in type 2 diabetes prevalence is also associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. (Dankner‚ Abdul-Ghani‚ Gerber‚ Chetit‚ Wainstein and Raz‚ 2007). This global increase in diabetes will occur because of

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    Type 1 Diabetes- Usually diagnosed in children and young adults‚ and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose‚ which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments‚ even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long‚ healthy

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    The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. Millions of American are currently identified with type two diabetes. According to American Diabetes Association (1992-2012)‚ “In type 2 diabetes‚ either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin . Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy” (para.2). There are many complications that come with having type 2 diabetes. A person with type 2 diabetes has badly circulating

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