Managing and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which the body’s capacity to make use of glucose‚ fat and protein is disturbed due to insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. It is a hormone secreted from pancreas that helps glucose from food to enter the body ’s cells where it is transformed into energy required by muscles and tissues to function. Diabetes is caused either because the pancreas does not secrete
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Essay: Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 In today’s society‚ there are a number of chronic diseases and illnesses that affect the health and wellbeing of Australian’s each year. Diabetes Mellitus along with its complications create a significant impact on Australia’s health status as a whole (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010). Diabetes Mellitus has proven to be one of the contributing factors to other causes of morbidity and mortality‚ resulting in being named one of Australia’s National
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cardiomyopathy (DCM) describes diabetes-associated changes in the structure and function of the myocardium‚ in the absence of coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. Cardiovascular complications (hypertrophy‚ oxidative stress‚ inflammation and fibrosis) are the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. Ample of evidence have indicated that 11β-HSD1-mediated intracellular cortisol production may have a pathogenic role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its co-morbidities.
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Diabetes Diabetes is a disease that approximately affects three hundred and forty- six million people around the world; the sheer number of people living with this disease is alarming. It would be wonderful if the general public was more informed over diabetes‚ such as how one becomes diabetic‚ in what manner one may be able to prevent the disease‚ and living a healthy life with diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic Disease meaning that the ailment will last at least three months‚ and does not magically
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chosen disease here Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Hyperthyroidism Dietary management & Physical activity Insulin Therapy Oral Medications Medication Radiation of the thyroid. Surgical removal of all or part of the gland. Myth: Diabetes is not that serious of a disease. Myth: If you are overweight or obese‚ you will eventually develop type 2 diabetes. Fact: Type 1 diabetes is caused by genetics
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Approximately two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with type one diabetes. That day single handedly changed my entire life. To this day I am not completely set on there this was a progression or a setback in my life. When I look at that day‚ It just astonishes me on how everything happened so fast. Everything about my life was changed in some way. While I told you my procedures‚ and how my diabetes works‚ I have yet to tell you of my diagnosis. All the signs to diagnose me ere present‚ but
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DIABETES MELLITUS * Chronic multisystem dz ‚ abnormal insulin production / impaired utilization * Disorder of glucose metabolism related to absent/ insuff insulin supply or poor utilization of inslin that’s available * 7th leading cause of death * leading cause of blindness‚ ESRD‚ lower limb amputation * contributing factor for heart dz/ stroke risk 2-4 x higher than without DM * INSULIN – hormone produced by cells in islets of Langerhans of pancreas. Normal – continously
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According In 2012‚ 29.1 million people in the United States‚ approximately 9.3% of the population were diagnosed with diabetes mellitus‚ of whom 90% to 95% of adults had type 2 diabetes[1]. Although drug costs are increasing‚ the greatest component of the economic burden of T2DM is the treatment of diabetic complications‚ which can be reduced with effective management of the disease[2]. The SGLT2 inhibitors are a novel anti-diabetic agents with similar glycemic efficacy to other oral anti-hyperglycemic
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For the purpose of this essay I will explore the aspects of Type I diabetes mellitus and the effect it has upon a woman and her midwife during the antenatal period. The question I intend to explore and answer is: “What is the role of the midwife in the management of the woman whose pregnancy is complicated by Type I diabetes?” The rationale for concentrating on this question is to address issues and concerns raised during a recent placement in an antenatal clinical setting. I intend to explore
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An endocrinologist treat people who have hormonal problems that is particularly from the glands in the endocrine system. The most common conditions that an endocrinologist treats would be menopause‚ diabetes‚ thyroid diseases‚ metabolic disorders‚ lack of growth‚ over-or under-production of hormones‚ osteoporosis‚ cancers of the endocrine glands‚ cholesterol disorders‚ hypertension‚ and infertility. They do a variety of research to find more improved ways to treat abnormal hormonal imbalances. To
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