Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood is too high. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as sweets‚ rice‚ potatoes and bread. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of pancreatic beta cells‚ the cells in the body that make the hormone insulin. Insulin is required for people to get energy from food‚ therefore‚ people with type 1 diabetes must take multiple injections of insulin each day
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main types and most common forms of diabetes‚ but it also discussed gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes generally occurs in women who are older in age‚ a personal or family related health history‚ or are more obese. It discusses that women with an insulin producing defect are the ones who are more likely to develop gestational diabetes‚ because their pancreas is unable to make enough insulin to support both the mother and the fetus. Gestational diabetes isn’t just a black and white thing‚
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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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The Pump We have about 10-20 kids with diabetes in our school but out in the world there are about 15‚000. All of these kids have a pump. Some of you may be wondering what that is. Today you will know what a pump is and why kids and adults with diabetes need one. Some people may know what this is but most people don’t. For those of you who do know good for you‚ but for those of you who don’t that is why I am here today. Diabetes is a condition where your pancreas doesn’t produce enough
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o r and periodontitis e v i D e between DM P r a C t i C e Bidirectional relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease: State of the evidence linda d. Boyd*‚ rDH‚ rD‚ edD; lori giblin∆ ‚ rDH‚ ba; dianne Chadbourne¤‚ rDH‚ MDH ABSTRACT objective: the purpose of this review was to examine existing literature for evidence supporting the bidirectional relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal disease. Method: a search research related to DM and periodontal disease
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Methods of Insulin Delivery {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} DIABETES RESEARCH PAPER Pharmacology 8 a.m. New Medications & Methods of Insulin Delivery APA 1 Kelsie Marie Hargrays St. Cloud Technical College Abstract {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} The research I did was on new medications and methods of insulin delivery. I researched a few new medications that help treat type 1 & 2 diabetes. I also researched about new methods of delivery and found many different
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Type Two Diabetes‚ is the most common type of Diabetes in the United States. According to the American Diabetes Association the groups for whom Diabetes is the most common are as fallows; African American‚ Native Americans‚ Latinos‚ and Asian Americans‚ but practically anyone can develop diabetes. All it takes is unhealthy eating habits along with a very sedentary lifestyle to predispose someone for diabetes. Genetic predisposition also plays a major role. If there is family history of diabetes this
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Carbohydrate and Diabetes Research NUR 115 AM The articles that I researched for this project were interesting and shed light on the relationship between carbohydrates and diabetes. Some of the information that I learned will be useful in my nursing career. Carbohydrates fill numerous roles in living things‚ such as the storage and transport of energy in the form of starch and glycogen etc. The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides‚ such as glucose‚ galactose‚ and
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Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells to provide energy. What causes the condition? The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. It is thought that a viral infection‚ makes triggers the immune system to destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in people who have a genetic history of diabetes. . At this stage nothing
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Abstract With the advances in technology over the past 10 years‚ medical monitoring has advanced from wired monitors‚ such as with diabetes patients‚ who must manually input their glucose levels into an insulin pump attached to the belt to the wireless NUVANT Mobile Cardiac Telemetry System for patients with cardiac arrhythmia. This device allows the patient to record his heart rhythms and upload them to a wireless transmitter‚ which then send the data to the doctor. Other advances in medical monitoring
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