Type One and Type Two Diabetes Type one diabetes is a life threatening disease with no cure known‚ but only treatment to help maintain a normal life. The exact origin of type one diabetes is not known and no known way to prevent the disease from occurring. Many signs are known to help catch the diabetes early on before it becomes life threatening. Some common symptoms are constant hunger‚ weight loss‚ increased thirst‚ and urinating frequently. Type two diabetes is also a life threatening disease
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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus “Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion‚ insulin action‚ or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage‚ dysfunction‚ and failure of different organs‚ especially the eyes‚ kidneys‚ nerves‚ heart‚ and blood vessels.” (Association‚ National Center for Biotechnology Information ‚ 2009‚ p. 1) “The cause of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
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TEACHING PLAN 1 DIABETES MELLITUS 1.The term “diabetes mellitus” refers to group of diseases that affect how body uses blood glucose‚ commonly called blood sugar. Glucose is vital to the health because it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up muscles and tissues. It’s brain’s main source of fuel. When a person eats‚ the sugar — or glucose — from digested food enters the bloodstream. Glucose then moves from the blood into the body’s cells with the help of insulin. Insulin
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Diabetes Mellitus is an endocrine disorder caused by excessive high blood glucose levels (Martini pg. 377). It is characterized by glucose concentration that are high enough to overwhelm the reabsorption capabilities of the kidneys (Martini pg. 377). This is a disease of the pancreas‚ the pancreas produces the hormone insulin. The insulin helps the body to get energy from the foods we eat. When a person has diabetes the pancreas either cannot make enough insulin or is using it incorrectly. An individual
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which the individual has high blood glucose levels as a result of the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin‚ or as a result of the cells in the body not responding to the insulin produced. The aim of this documentation is to outline the normal regulation of blood glucose levels in the body which includes the role of the hormone producing alpha cells and beta cells in regulating these levels‚ and the effect that the pathophysiology of diabetes
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An Essay Written by Rexielyn Saldua de Luna Submitted to Mrs. Veronica Dela Peña Outline Thesis Statement: Doctors and scientist think diabetes may be caused by viruses‚ a body’s abnormal immune response‚ and over eating. I. Types of Viruses that causes Diabetes: a. Enteric virus b. Coxsackie virus c. Epstein-Barr virus d. Cytomegalovirus e. herpes virus f. Mumps g. German measles I. Abnormal Immune Response like: a. Slow healing of cuts and wounds
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parents are carriers of the disease (“Tay-Sachs‚” n.d.). One can be a carrier of the gene but not necessarily show symptoms. The disease is common amongst‚ “French Canadians‚ Louisiana Cajuns‚ and Ashkenazi Jews” all of which have a carrier rate of 1 per 27
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Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus HOME Who am I? Interesting Articles Helpful Hints & Links Publication Guidelines Advertising Info Contacting Me Visit me at work at Lehigh Valley Wellness Center by Louise Diehl‚ RN‚ MSN‚ ND‚ CCRN‚ ACNS-BC‚ NP-C Nurse Practitioner - Owner Doctor of Naturopathy Lehigh Valley Wellness Center Before you begin your teaching plan be sure to define the characteristics of the clinical site and patient population. The teaching plan
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Keisha Franklin 10/05/2013 Hca/240 Appendix E *Form of Diabetes Type 1: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus *Age of onset Usually prior to age 30 *Defects in insulin and effects on glucose metabolism In type 1 diabetes‚ there’s insufficient insulin to let glucose into the cells‚ so sugar builds up in your bloodstream. The condition is therefore stabilized by giving insulin into the bloodstream. When the insulin
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manifestations Types—type 1 or type 2 Controlled or uncontrolled Default is type 2 DM if Type of diabetes mellitus not documented Use Z code for long-term use of insulin--Z79.4 Do not use Z code if insulin is temporarily given to control blood sugar In ICD-10-CM there are 5 category codes for diabetes mellitus: E08 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition (code underlying condition first) E09 Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitus E10 Type I diabetes mellitus E11 Type II diabetes mellitus
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