Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes) March 17‚ 2013 Diabetes was first discovered as far back as 6th century BC by an Indian physician Sushruta. He recognized that people showing certain symptoms all had sweet urine. He called this condition Madhumeha. In 1869 a young medical student in Berlin named Paul Langerhans was interested in learning about the structure of the pancreas. He discovered there were clumps of tissue clustered in the pancreas. Langerhans never learned the function of this tissue
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Planning Education; Lighting the Path to Health University of Phoenix NUR/405 Beth Meadows‚ RN‚ MSN‚ NCSN October 16.2011 Planning Education; Lighting the Path to Health A nursing care plan is the basis for providing the best possible care for patients. It outlines a specific set of actions that a nurse follows to help the patient resolve a nursing problem‚ which was identified during an assessment. The plan of care’s elements focus on a set of actions‚ with outcomes that are measureable
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Diabetes Nutrition Having diabetes means thinking differently about food and nutrition. This can seem challenging sometimes‚ but it becomes a bit more manageable once you learn the facts. There are several forms of diabetes. Diabetes can occur at any age. Insulin is a hormone produced by special cells‚ called beta cells‚ in the pancreas‚ an organ located in the area behind your stomach. Insulin is needed to move blood sugar (glucose) into cells‚ where it is stored and later used for energy. In
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Practice reflects human rights ... Having been aware of the fact that VB was not happy with the terminology‚ enabled me to address her properly and practice what Roger’s called “positive regard” (Payne‚ 2005). I did this by valuing VB for who she felt she was and being compassionate as she related her story to me. Ultimately‚ best practice in the service delivery is to ensure that we respect the Human Rights Convention ( ) since the UK has been signed up to it for 50 years. The tendency is that
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type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and will also be discussing the nursing care that will be received by the patient following a hypoglycaemic attack. The patient being described is a fictitious seventy year old lady called Mabel Gordon; she lives in a flat in a city centre with her husband Bert. Mabel has had type 2 diabetes for years which has been poorly controlled by medication and diet. Mabel’s diabetes has now progressively worsened; she has been commenced on a self-managed insulin therapy plan. She
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disease diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body uses blood glucose. The glucose in your body is important because it is an important source of energy for the cells that make up our muscles and tissues. It is the main source of fuel for our brain. Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Gestational Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus- Also known as Type 1 Diabetes‚ TD1; formerly insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. Is a
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Exercise for Diabetics Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the body does not produce enough insulin‚ or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of polyuria (frequent urination)‚ polydipsia (increased thirst)‚ and polyphagia (increased hunger). There are three main types of diabetes mellitus (DM). Type 1 DM results from the body’s failure to produce insulin
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According to the U.S. Department of Education (2007)‚ an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is a written plan that is created for a student who has a documented disability and requires specific special education services. Each IEP must be designed to suit the individual child’s needs in order to provide them with free and appropriate public education. The main purpose of the IEP is to ensure that students with disabilities receive the necessary accommodations to be successful while remaining in
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Diabetes Epidemiology Paper Tammy Stadler‚ RN NUR 408 October 27‚ 2011 Joni Reynolds‚ RN/CNS‚ MSN Diabetes Epidemiology Paper According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s National Center for Health 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‚ p. 1). These statistics show how serious the problem of diabetes has
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Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes (GD)‚ also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‚ is a diabetic disorder that affects 4% of pregnancies making it one of the most common health complications of pregnancy. This condition usually occurs during the second or third trimester when the pregnancy hormones start to take place then fortunately disappears after the child is born. Increased glucose levels in the blood result from when a woman’s body does not produce enough insulin. In most
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