Diabetes Shayla Lynch HS200‚ Section# Unit 4 Capstone Project: Diabetes Kaplan University July 27‚ 2014 Type 1 diabetes‚ also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin. There are many factors that may contribute to type 1 diabetes‚ including genetics and exposure to certain viruses. Although type 1 diabetes typically appears during childhood or adolescence‚ it can also develop in adults as well
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arious diseases such as diabetes. “ In the 2009 National Health Insurance Survey (NHIS)‚ uninsured people with diabetes were six times more likely to forgo needed health care because of cost compared to those who were continuously insured ( Casagrande and Cowie)”. “The previous cost of diabetes studied by the American Diabetes Association (ADN) estimated that there were nearly 17.5 million people living in the United States with diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes in 2007‚ at an estimated cost of $174 billion in
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) resulting from defects in insulin production and secretion‚ decreased cellular response to insulin‚ or both. This leads to hyperglycemia‚ which may lead to acute metabolic complications‚ such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Longterm hyperglycemia may contribute to chronic microvascular complications (kidney and eye disease)
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Diabetes Introduction Diabetic is disease that struck people around the world. It is a disorder of high levels of blood glucose with disturbance of carbohydrates‚ fat‚ and protein in the body. I. Explanation of the disease. 1. Causes and risk factors A. Type One and Two diabetes are autoimmune system that contributes with minimizing glucose to the blood. B. Pancreas does not produce enough or nothing of insulin to the blood. C. People who do not eat healthy
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Impact of Diabetes on a Family Nursing 231 Impact of Diabetes on a Family Descriptive Assessment Family L.P. is a 59 year old Asian female in the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. This is defined as the stage with a focus on “supporting future generations” and “community involvement” (Potter and Perry‚ 2009‚ p. 140). Generativity is evidenced by her willingness to babysit her granddaughter. There is also stagnation as evidenced by her lack of participation within the community
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Carbohydrate and Diabetes Research NUR 115 AM The articles that I researched for this project were interesting and shed light on the relationship between carbohydrates and diabetes. Some of the information that I learned will be useful in my nursing career. Carbohydrates fill numerous roles in living things‚ such as the storage and transport of energy in the form of starch and glycogen etc. The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides‚ such as glucose‚ galactose‚ and
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Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition in which the body does not produce enough or no insulin at all to control blood sugar levels in the body. The prevalence of diabetes is steadily growing at a fast rate‚ and it is predicted that by the year 2030 an estimated 370 million adults will be diagnosed with diabetes‚ that is double the amount of patient diagnosed with diabetes in the year 2000 (Ozougwu‚ Obimba‚ Belonwu‚ & Unakalamba‚ 2013). Diabetes has four classifications:
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What is diabetes? Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases where the body’s pancreas does not produce enough insulin or does not properly respond to insulin produced‚ resulting in high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. There are several different types of diabetes‚ but the most common forms are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Both impact glucose levels‚ and if left untreated‚ can cause many complications What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can occur at any age‚ but is most commonly
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deadly and complicated diabetes is. When first diagnosed with diabetes patients may often be confused by how their lifestyle will have to change. Some patients may not even know how serious the complications may be. This information is to help not only the people who are affected by diabetes but also to inform everyone on how to help prevent the onset of diabetes. II. Background Data A. Statistics 1. “Total: 25.8 million people‚ or 8.3% of the U.S. population‚ have diabetes. Diagnosed: 18.8
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Gestational Diabetes Alivia Danna October 5‚ 2011 HED 3390 Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is a disease that affects pregnant women it’s a glucose intolerance that is started or diagnosed during pregnancy. Based on recently announced diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association‚ it is estimated that gestational diabetes affects 18% of pregnancies. Pregnancy hormones can block insulin therefore causing the glucose levels to increase
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