decreasing their prices‚ this then allowed people to want to buy more because of how cheap the food is leading to consequential health problems for individuals. From this an Obesity epidemic has occurred in the US and other parts of the world‚ making Type-2 Diabetes rampant in young patients‚ and allowing Cardiovascular Disease to become common for many bystanders. This is from the fact individuals are consuming fast
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manage Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can be life threatening and can cause a lot of other illnesses to occur. Some people cope with it all wrong and end up in quite a pickle‚ like losing their sight or worst die from it. People think that they are fine if they keep taking pills but they need to check their blood sugar regularly to ensure that it’s indeed high before they do so. Also‚ taking pills is not the only thing you need to do. Some things that you can do if you have diabetes are:
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American Diabetes Association is committed to educating the public about how to stop diabetes and support those living with the disease. It is estimated that 300‚000 people in Western Pennsylvania have diabetes. This number does not include the number of individuals that are undiagnosed; it is estimated that an additional 100‚000 or more people are currently undiagnosed of diabetes mellitus. It is important to control and manage diabetes mellitus to prevent other chronic disease. Diabetes mellitus can
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Research Article Critique-Childhood Type II diabetes and Obesity University of Phoenix Research Article Critique Research critique enables nurses as a research consumer to evaluate the scientific merit of the study and decide how the results may be useful in practice. Critiquing involves intensive scrutiny of a study‚ including its strengths and weaknesses‚ statistical and clinical significance and the generalizability of the results. This paper will critique a medical quantitative study
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CC Mary is a 70-year-old female here today with her friend Barbara‚ after receiving Phytel call regarding follow up of her diabetes and hyperlipidemia. HPI The patient tells me that she is doing reasonably well‚ since I have last seen her. She has been to see several specialists‚ including Dr. Kunz and Dr. Meattey. Dr. Kunz‚ rheumatology Dr. Meattey for endocrinology. She reports that there was some discussion as to a diagnoses‚ but she was finally diagnosed with PMR and was placed on steroids
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Nursing Management of Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Anxiety A.C. is a 41 year old female‚ with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type II (T2DM)‚ anxiety‚ hypertension (HTN)‚ cerebrovascular disease (CVD)‚ end stage renal disease (ESRD)‚ bacteremia‚ diabetic gastroparesis‚ and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‚ who was admitted to the hospital for a fever. The patient is allergic to penicillin and Regland6e. The patient had a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
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the hospital‚ you’ll be okay”. One of the nurses then explained to me that I have been diagnosed with type I diabetes. I could not have imagined that my life would make a complete turn at such a young age.
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus (DM) – “a chronic‚ progressive disease characterized by the body’s inability to metabolize carbohydrates‚ fats‚ and proteins‚ leading to hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose level)” (Black & Hawks‚ 2009‚ p. 1062) Epidemiology: Pathophysiology Overview According to Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System‚ “[i]n 2008/09‚ close to 2.4 million Canadians aged 1 yr and older were living w/ diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2)” making diabetes as one
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is not a single disease with a single cause. It is one of the chronic diseases that cannot be cured but can be controlled. It is happen due to a defect in the body’s ability to convert glucose to energy. When food is consumed‚ it is digested and converted into fats‚ protein or carbohydrates. Foods that affect blood sugars are called carbohydrates. When carbohydrates are digested they are converted into glucose. Individuals with diabetes should eat carbohydrates but must
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Diabetes This disease is caused by defective carbohydrate metabolism. It causes large amounts of sugar in the blood and urine. It can damage the kidneys‚ heart‚ eyes‚ limbs‚ and endanger pregnancy. About five percent of the United States population has it and about half are undiagnosed. A diabetic that is treated life span is lowered by one-third There are two types of diabetes. Type I‚ insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). And type II‚ non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
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