Diabetes Health Campaign part- II Miriam Timera HCS/535 October 30‚ 2014 Professor: Janella Dodson Diabetes Health Campaign II In the health campaign Part 1 paper‚ the issues of diabetes and some of the initiatives implemented nationally and locally was examined in the state of Georgia. Due to the in depth concern of the growing effects on diabetes‚ the initiatives of this paper focused on the impact of diabetes on all levels of government and communities. Furthermore‚ the paper also pointed
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Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic metabolic in which the amount of insulin produced by the body falls below the normal range. Insulin is normally responsible for lowering the blood sugar level in the body.In the absence of the adequate amount of insulin‚ the blood sugar levels increase leading to symptoms. For example‚ frequent urination‚ extreme thirst‚ and increased hunger. There are primarily three types of diabetes; type1 ‚type 2 ‚type3. In this case the important one is type 1 i’m going to introduce
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Type 2 Diabetes Speech: What is type 2 diabetes? Type 2 diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin‚ this means that the person is therefore resistant to insulin or their body does not know how to react to it. The function of insulin for those who don’t know is to control blood glucose levels. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes include: Hunger Thirst Loss of eyesight Extreme fatigue Headaches Urination frequently Weight loss (even though you are feeling hungry and
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MicroCHIP Technology- A Renovation in Diabetes Therapy Table of Contents: List of tables and Figures ………………………………………………………………..3 Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………….4 1.0 Introduction…………………………..………………………………………………5 1.1 Back ground of Problem…..…..……………………………………………...5 1.2 Substitute Technology...…………………...………………………………….8 1.2.1 History of implementation..……………………...……….…………8 1.2.2 Description of microchips……………….......................................
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Type 1 Diabetes- Usually diagnosed in children and young adults‚ and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose‚ which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments‚ even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long‚ healthy
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Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease.Type 2 diabetes is really common.What is type 2 diabetes‚Symptoms‚and how to control it are some of the most asked questions. What is type 2 diabetes?It’s a lifelong disease that over 27 million people have.Most people over the age of 40 get it.Which means that 40 years old and higher have a greater chance of getting type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is when the body can’t make enough insulin or the body can’t use it right.Insulin is sugar the body makes.Type
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Gestational Diabetes: This type of diabetes affects women during pregnancy. During pregnancy‚ the placenta produces increased levels of other hormones. This affects how the body makes insulin during pregnancy; these hormones also increase blood glucose levels which causes gestational diabetes. Many patients of this type of diabetes can control and prevent it with proper exercise and diet. However‚ some of them would need to take medication that controls blood glucose. Type 1 Diabetes: This type of
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. What type of medication is prescribed to diabetics? Insulin. 2. What type of medication is prescribed to diabetics? For human insulin‚ it is consists of two polypeptide chains in which the chain A has 21 amino acids and chain B has 30 amino acids (Beta Cell Biology Consortium‚ 2014). Other than that‚ the two polypeptide chains are connected by two inter-chain disulfide bridges (Beta Cell Biology Consortium‚ 2014). For insulin from other animals‚ the structure is almost the same as human insulin
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many different occasions that a lifestyle change may be needed to better control her diabetes. Along with a change in diet was the suggestion to take up some physical activity both to try and manage the extra weight carried but also to promote good circulation within the legs to avoid atherosclerosis. Research shows that obesity and type 2 diabetes come hand in hand when dealing with poor management of diabetes and is a massive threat to a individuals mortality rate (Nath‚ Heemels and Anson‚ 2006)
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Summative Assignment – Diabetes Part 1: - Diabetes is a disease in which the body’s cells have an inability to absorb glucose due to either the pancreas not being able to generate insulin or the cells not reacting to the reduced amount of insulin being produced‚ these are diagnosed as type 1 and type 2 respectively. Carol is the case study being used‚ she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7 and she is also 6 weeks pregnant. As type one diabetes is an autoimmune disease the immune
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