At the young age of two I was diagnosed with a disease that did not have a cure. Luckily‚ I was spared the memory of being diagnosed‚ but I often wonder what it would be like if I had been diagnosed later in life. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes‚ an autoimmune disease that affects the body’s ability to manufacture a hormone called insulin. I have to prick my finger four times a day to get a blood sample to test my blood sugar‚ which wasn’t easy as a toddler at first‚ but eventually I became
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Review of Related Literature A review of widely published literature engaged in active and long-standing study in community safety led us to foreign scholarly works‚ especially to those in the United Kingdom. The UK has long decentralized their community safety platform to more local levels and this is similar with our own Local Government Code of 1991. The UK’s exemplary sophistication in community safety research‚ their prodigious output‚ vigorous scholarly collisions‚ and the prominence of community
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RESEARCH PAPER Diabetes Mellitus‚ Type 1 (Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) Kyle Ongesii January 22‚ 2015 Instructor: Melody Lickers Diabetes Mellitus‚ Type 1 Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and previously known as juvenile diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused from lack of insulin. When the body’s pancreatic beta cells are damaged or destroyed‚ the body becomes dependent on insulin. Although Type 1 diabetes can occur in adults
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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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Type 2 diabetes is caused when enough pancreases are not producing the insulin to keep the blood glucose level normal or when the insulin resistance produces the body is not able to use. A specific identification cause for a type 2 diabetes is unknown however there are factors which lead developing the conditions. A fat distribution is one of them‚ if individual’s fat is stored in their abdomen it is likely that they have a condition is larger comparing to the body fat found somewhere in the body
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Arlain Sivas June 19‚ 2013 What is the difference between Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2. We all know that Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2 caused when your body has high level of sugar (glucose) in your blood stream. I had research from the web sites and I found some descriptions of Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2. First I will write down what I read about Diabetes type 1. (www.diabetesnerveStudy.com) If you have type 1 diabetes you are well aware of the importance of insulin replacement
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Diabetes is a term that covers several conditions that relate to a person’s ability to process sugar. The two most common conditions are called Type 1 and Type 2. Both of these conditions have similarities‚ but they also have great differences. To understand the different types of diabetes‚ it is important to understand how the body processes sugar. In general‚ terms‚ when a person consumes carbohydrates‚ they are broken down into glucose‚ which then enters the bloodstream. At the same time‚ the
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Nursing 220Abstract Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin‚ a hormone needed to allow glucose to enter cells to produce energy. This paper explores the aspects of the disease as it relates to the pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations‚ diagnostic testing‚ collaborative care‚ and nursing care.Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Diabetes‚ previously referred to as “juvenile diabetes” most often occurs in people under
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for School Age Children at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. March 24‚ 2013 Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus among school age children has increased drastically just in the past several years and is
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Diseases: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Dr. Moretz HSA 535 Managerial Epidemiology December 14‚ 2013 Analyze the development of T2D in the U.S.‚ and compare its development to developing countries in general. T2D is a progressive endocrine disorder characterized by abnormal secretion or action of insulin‚ which leads to elevated blood glucose. Over time elevated blood glucose results in damage to multiple organ systems. Data from the 2011 National Diabetes fact sheet states
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