Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) showed that more Filipinos have hypertension‚ high fasting blood sugar and high cholesterol and triglyceride levels‚ which are risk factors to cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes and other lifestyle-related diseases. The NNHeS II showed that one in every four Filipino adults (25.3 percent) has hypertension or a blood pressure (BP) reading equal to or higher than 140/90 millimeter mercury (mmHg). The prevalence of hypertension
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HPRS 2301 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 4 – Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System Orderly Function of the Endocrine System Two Systems Interaction-as one system starts‚ ends‚ or extends the activity of the other. Nervous System-creates an immediate but short lived response‚operating on the priciples of electricity through impulse conduction. Endocrine System- has a slightly slower onset and a longer duration of action‚ and uses highly specific and powerful hormones to control its
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Diabetes mellitus‚ or simply diabetes‚ is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin‚ or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.[2] 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
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diagnosed with diabetes mellitus! (Darrell Lynn Grace‚ 2011).There is twenty four million Americans that have Diabetes Mellitus‚ and ninety five percent have type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes is a group of diseases that is caused by high levels of blood glucose and is caused by defects in insulin production. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. There are a few different types of Diabetes‚ There is type 1‚ which used to be called juvenile diabetes and is caused
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Guyabano and Diabetes An article in “African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine” about in 2008 have reported that a clinical study done on rats induced with diabetes mellitus then fed with guyabano (Annona Muricata Linn) extracts showed positive effects of lowering the blood sugar levels in animals. Another study reported by the same publication showed that animals with induced diabetes mellitus that consumed guyabano extract has shoed remarkable increase of antioxidants
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suspected diabetes mellitus among other etiologies * HbA1C: 8.8%-The American College of Endocrinology recommends and A1C less than 6.5%. An A1C of 8.8% would also indicate diabetes mellitus. * Total cholesterol: 256 mg/dL-total cholesterol above 200 mg/dL could indicate uncontrolled diabetes * Triglycerides: 346 mg/dL-levels above 150 indicate diabetes mellitus * LDL: 155 mg/dL-Increased levels of LDL indicates metabolic syndrome and increased risk of diabetes mellitus * HDL:
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Title: Induction of diabetes mellitus in rats using intraperitoneal streptozotocin: a comparison between 2 strains of rats: Principle: To notice and examine the diabetic effect of streptozotocin which is an anti-biotic found to have a destructive effect on islets of Langerhans; beta ones which lead to disturbances in insulin production causing type 1 diabetes mellitus in animals‚ between different strains of rats when injected intraperitoneally. Procedure: • 20 adult male nude rats of average weight
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Unhealthy Eating causing diabetes in teens In today’s society not many teens are aware of the affects unhealthy eating has on them. Unhealthy eating leads to many life threating diseases like obesity and diabetes. The growth of diabetes in teens has sky rocketed‚ and not many teens knows what a “healthy meal” is anymore. Healthy eating has been a category I’ve always been interested in and encourage many to try it since my grandmother herself has diabetes‚ and it has changed her life in a dramatic
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Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. As a result‚ children are at increased risk for myriad preventable acute and chronic medical problems—many of which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In addition‚ childhood obesity has serious psychosocial consequences‚ such as low self-esteem‚ lower quality of life‚ and depression. The multifaceted causes and solutions to this pervasive health issue are discussed in the present review‚ as are pertinent
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suspected to suffer from diabetes mellitus. The blood glucose concentration for Patient B is 111mmol/L (Refer to Table 1) which is much higher compare with Patient A. The test of urine sample from Patient B shows the urine sample from patient B contains glucose but does not contain sodium. As table 2 shows that the present of glucose in urine and high blood glucose level are the symptoms of diabetes mellitus‚ patient B is suspected has diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is
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