heart beats. The second number called the diastolic pressure and measures pressure in between heartbeats or when the blood vessels relax. High blood pressure is one of the most commonly associated medical conditions with diabetes. US statistics reveal 2 out of 3 adults with diabetes also have high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases the risk of diabetics for strokes‚ heart attacks‚ and kidney and eye problems. Controlling blood pressure involves dietary and lifestyle changes plus
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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus “Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion‚ insulin action‚ or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage‚ dysfunction‚ and failure of different organs‚ especially the eyes‚ kidneys‚ nerves‚ heart‚ and blood vessels.” (Association‚ National Center for Biotechnology Information ‚ 2009‚ p. 1) “The cause of type 1 and
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Statistics‚ "[By 1993] death certificates listed diabetes as the fifth leading cause of death for Blacks aged 45 to 64‚ and the third leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older in 1990.” (Bailey‚ 2007). These statistics show how serious the problem of diabetes has become in the black community. Epidemiological studies can focus the efforts of the healthcare community to effective interventions aimed at lowering the prevalence and incidence of diabetes among African Americans. This paper
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Justin has diabetes and depression. He was diagnosed with type two diabetes when he was 15 years old. Type two diabetes is aggravated by an unhealthy lifestyle with unhealthy eating and little to no exercise (Newsweek 2000‚ pg. 47). This is evident in his childhood as his parents and one sister have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes has been known to affect or cause depression (Gregory & Brown 2000‚ pg. 63). Throughout high school‚ Justin has suffered bullying because of his culture ad background. Risk factors
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According to using BIG GEMS as a framework the factors that might developing diabetes risk for me are geography‚ Infection‚ environment‚ medical care and socioeconomic – cultural. I have little bit fear from geography location influences because I am living in advance country like America‚ I could go free check up with a doctor anytime for prevent any infections. However‚ Unfortunately America is a country where happening lot immigrates‚ emigrates in and out of the country‚ which shows there is very
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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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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- current epidemiology and measuring variables at a local level Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not classed as single disorder as it represents a series of conditions associated with high blood sugar which are cased in turn by defects in insulin secretion or the effectiveness of insulin or both. It is usually diagnosed by evidence of hyperglycaemia in a fasting state (>7.1 mmol/l plasma glucose) or threw an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)( >11.1mmol/l plasma glucose)
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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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PERSONAL STORY: REVERSING ILNESSES There I was again at the doctor’s office and expecting my second child‚ when I heard it again: “Mrs. Melgar your blood sugar is a little high again” “You have gestational diabetes”. I have heard the same diagnosis before when I was expecting my first child and I had not done anything about it‚ after all‚ the doctor had told me that it will go away after my pregnancy was over. And I thought it did. Did I need to worry this second time around? A little inside
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