DIABETES; A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH 2486 WORDS CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION PAGE 2 DISCUSSION PAGE 2 CONCLUSION PAGE 8 REFERENCES PAGE 9 ARTICLES ACCESSED ONLINE PAGE 12 APPENDIX 1 SCENARIO PAGE 13 APPENDIX 2 ‘EATWELL PLATE’ PAGE 14 Introduction Lavinia had suffered a relapse in her mental health and had been using illicit drugs and alcohol to combat the disturbing positive symptoms of her
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This is the everyday life of people with diabetes. When you have diabetes you have to take a blood glucose monitor and some form of fast acting sugar like juice or candy wherever you go‚ this means you have to carry a bag big enough to fit this and everything else you carry or a Fanny pack. This may not seem
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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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pressure‚ body mass index and waist circumference. Hemoglobin A1C lab values exposes the numbers relating to diabetes. Lab values of Hba1c are 5.6 and below are normal lab values‚ 5.7-6.4 are prediabetes‚ 6.5 or greater means the individual has diabetes. 13Diabetes mellitus affects an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death.14Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem. 14Prediabetes is defined as impaired glucose tolerance or impaired
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Health 11-21-13 Diabetes Diabetes is a disease in which the body isn’t able to properly use the insulin which causes high sugar (glucose) levels. Insulin is a hormone needed to change the sugar in your body to energy for you throughout the day (Type). This would explain why one of the many signs of diabetes is tiredness‚ because if your body is unable to produce insulin then you wont have the energy to do much of anything. Diabetes is a disease that many people can acquire in their life or
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Diabetes‚ once not a highly talked about disease‚ now has become a global epidemic. With the poor eating habits in the United States‚ more of the general population is being diagnosed with this disease daily. According to the American Diabetes Association‚ there are nearly 30 million people living with diabetes and another 86 million with pre-diabetes in the United States alone. Causes of diabetes may be due to genetics‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity‚ and hormonal diseases‚ along with the foods you
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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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Link between diabetes and depression Depression can strike anyone. It is becoming increasingly common in the general population. According to the World Federation for Mental Health‚ approximately one in four people will experience it at some time in their adult life. While it is normal to feel down from time to time‚ when feelings of sadness do not seem to go away or life seems hopeless‚ this can be a sign of depression which can be a serious problem. Though seemingly unrelated‚ studies have
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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 Diabetes is chronic health condition that causes high blood sugar level and other negative health effects. The condition occur when the body cells do not respond properly to insulin or when insulin production is inadequate. It is important to note that insulin is an enzyme that regulates the level of blood sugar in an individual’s body. There are two types of diabetes depending on the source of insulin deficiency. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys the cells
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