Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences. (Wolfsdorf et al: 2009) It is a chronic disease of carbohydrate‚ fat‚ and protein metabolism caused by the lack of insulin‚ which results from the marked and progressive inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin because of autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Type 1 DM can occur at any age. It occurs most commonly in juveniles but can also occur in adults‚ especially in those in their
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whenever you wanted; before you had Type 1 Diabetes. Everyday you had to count carbohydrates and give the correct dosage of insulin for the predicted amount of carbs you might consume. Now‚ an internal artificial pancreas recognizes an increase in blood sugar and automatically supplies the correct amount of insulin to your blood stream. No more finger pricks. No more shots. No more carb counting. Now‚ there’s a machine inside of you that constantly controls your diabetes. This new apparatus has changed
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Lactose Intolerance is an intestinal condition caused by insufficient synthesis of the intestinal enzyme lactase needed to break down lactose (Keith‚ Nichols‚ Reed‚ Kafer‚ Miller 2011). So what does this exactly mean? People with lactose intolerance have trouble digesting lactose‚ the natural sugar found in milk and milk products. Undigested lactose can upset the stomach and cause diarrhea. Most people who are lactose intolerant are able to consume some lactose without symptoms. However‚ many people
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Tay-Sachs is a devastating disease affecting lysosomal storage. According to McCance & Huether (2014)‚ it is due to a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme hexosaminidates A (HexA) that’s function is to degrade GM2 gangliosides (fatty acids) in nerve cells. Those diagnosed with Tay-Sachs do not have the ability to degrade this fatty acid and as a result‚ it builds up in the body causing nerve cell toxicity. It is genetically inherited through an autosomal recessive pattern meaning that both parents
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Diabetes 1. Edna has recently been diagnosed with diabetes‚ but her family still keep bringing in chocolate biscuits for her to eat. How would you deal with this? Speak to her family about the problems that could be caused by Edna eating chocolate biscuits regularly with her having diabetes. Maybe speak to her family about them buying her diabetic chocolate instead of normal chocolate biscuits. 2. What issues would you discuss with Edna? How eating chocolate biscuits could raise
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Living with and the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes Many of us know someone who has diabetes‚ but most of us don’t know what the disease is and the challenges that the person faces on a day to day basis. Diabetes is a disease that affects the pancreas. Your body produces too little or no insulin at all. It causes the glucose to backup in the bloodstream‚ which then causes the blood sugars to rise. (Joslin Diabetes Center) There are two types of diabetes; people often get them mixed up and confused
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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 Type 1 This type of diabetes is more rare than type 2 and occurs when the body cannot produce insulin. Insulin must get replaced with injections to control blood sugar level. The imbalance is mostly caused by autoimmune problems that make the body turn against itself and damages the pancreas‚ which in turn make the diabetic insulin dependent. It normally develops in people under 40. Though it is possible to develop at any age‚ it is common to start with people who are younger than 20 –
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Introduction: 2 years ago when I was 10 years old‚ I had lost ten pounds in only 2 weeks. I was exhausted‚ drained of all energy‚ sometimes I couldn’t eat it made me so nauseous but sometimes I couldn’t get enough food in me‚ I was always thirsty and I always craved sugar. After a week of this I was rushed to the hospital after I saw the doctor. While I was in the hospital I wasn’t allowed to eat for 24 hours‚ I was starving. On the second day in the hospital I left the intensive care unit and went
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Chapter 2 Case Study Summary 1: 21-year old woman that has had type 1 diabetes for the past 8 years‚ was brought to the hospital in a coma. She was prescribed to take 92 units of insulin a day to maintain her sugar levels within normal limits and prevent excess sugar in her urine. Upon admission she was hypontensive‚ tachycardic and hyperventilating. Her labs show she is acidonic‚ arterial blood carbon dioxide levels were low‚ blood oxygen tension is normal‚ bicarbonate levels are
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