Gestational Diabetes: This type of diabetes affects women during pregnancy. During pregnancy‚ the placenta produces increased levels of other hormones. This affects how the body makes insulin during pregnancy; these hormones also increase blood glucose levels which causes gestational diabetes. Many patients of this type of diabetes can control and prevent it with proper exercise and diet. However‚ some of them would need to take medication that controls blood glucose. Type 1 Diabetes: This type of diabetes
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. What type of medication is prescribed to diabetics? Insulin. 2. What type of medication is prescribed to diabetics? For human insulin‚ it is consists of two polypeptide chains in which the chain A has 21 amino acids and chain B has 30 amino acids (Beta Cell Biology Consortium‚ 2014). Other than that‚ the two polypeptide chains are connected by two inter-chain disulfide bridges (Beta Cell Biology Consortium‚ 2014). For insulin from other animals‚ the structure is almost the same as human insulin
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is trying to turn Type One diabetes to Type None. JDRF was created to help people with type one diabetes (T1D). T1D comes out of nowhere and can be life threatening if not treated. “Symptoms of the disease can vary from person to person and include extreme thirst‚ frequent urination‚ drowsiness‚ sudden vision changes‚ an increased appetite‚ sudden weight loss‚ heavy breathing‚ sweet-smelling breath‚ and even unconsciousness.” (“A Relentless”) Type one diabetes
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Name: Villamarin‚ Jesus Unidad Age: 73 years old Diagnosis: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Etiology: a. Insulin resistance i. Leads to decreased peripheral utilization of glucose ii. Leads to increased liver glucose output b. Beta cell dysfunction; decreased insulin secretion c. Alpha cell dysfunction; lack of suppression of glucagon secretion (p.164‚ Expanded Medicine Blue Book) Signs and Symptoms: a. Polyuria: Excessive and/or frequent urination
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DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes Mellitus- Is a multisystem disease related to abnormal insulin production‚ impaired insulin utilization‚ or both. Diabetes Mellitus is a serious health problem throughout the world. It is the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. It is the leading cause of heart disease‚ stroke‚ adult blindness‚ and nontraumatic lower limb amputations. Etiology and Pathophysiology Current theories link the cause of diabetes‚ singly or in combination‚ to genetic‚ autoimmune‚ viral‚
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HLTEN611B – Apply Principles of Diabetic Nursing Care Assessment 1 – Case Study James is 18 years of age and has just presented (with his parents) to his GP with a 2 week history of extreme fatigue‚ polyuria‚ polydipsia‚ and weight loss. His random BGL is 41mmol/l and his blood ketones show 3.2mmol/l. His GP has diagnosed Type 1 diabetes with DKA and has sent him to the emergency department to see an endocrinologist at your public hospital‚ St Health Skills. The endocrinologist has decided on inpatient
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Diabetes mellitus has a long historical record dating back to second century AD. The word "diabetes" was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus. The word diabetes means "siphon". It was first used to describe patients with excessive thirst and urination. In the 17th century‚ the word mellitus‚ meaning "like honey"‚ was added when diabetes patients ’ urine was noticed to be sweet. However‚ the disease is not directly related to urine‚ but instead to the pancreas. Today many other symptons
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Diabetes Mellitus: Symptoms‚ Prognosis‚ and Living with it. By: Miguel Sanchez Anatomy and Physiology 2401-V08 Professor Estrada South Texas College Abstract: Diabetes affects many people around the world even children are affected by this disease and as of 2011 25 million people in the United States had some sort of Diabetes condition. Diabetes is basically the body’s inability to control the blood sugar levels. This can lead to many complications such as a diabetic coma‚ which is very
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Diabetes Mellitus Kristin Graeff Mildred Elley: BIO 210 Pittsfield‚ MA 6/18/2014 Abstract The research in this paper is based on our studies of Diabetes Mellitus. Going through the different types of diabetes and what altered signs a symptoms might occur. Knowing how serious this disease is and what steps we can take to control our chances of developing diabetes. Introduction Diabetes Mellitus‚ according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary‚ is the most common form of diabetes‚ caused
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CLC: Health Promotion Presentation Juvenile Diabetes (Type I) Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 • Definition: Type 1 diabetes aka Juvenile Diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes‚ is usually diagnosed in children or young adults. It is a chronic condition where the pancreas produces little or no insulin‚ which is a hormone the body needs to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy (Type 1 diabetes‚ 2015). The state of starvation in the midst of plenty • Pathophysiology: occurs when there is
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