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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Q 1: Diabetes is the worldwide fastest increasing chronic disease. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have very high levels of diabetes. According to Australian Indigenous health info net (2016)‚ ATSI Australians have three times more likely to have diabetes compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Specifically‚ the number affect from diabetes in ATSI females are twice than non-Indigenous females. Diabetes can cause several serious health issues such as cardiovascular disease and
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DIABETES MELLITUS In the United States‚ about 16 million people suffer from diabetes mellitus‚ although only half of these individuals are diagnosed. Every year‚ about 650‚000 people learn they have the disease. Diabetes mellitus is the seventh leading cause of all deaths and the sixth leading cause of all deaths caused by disease. Diabetes is the most common in adults over 45 years of age; in people who are overweight or physically inactive; in individuals who have an immediate family
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Diabetes Mellitus By Shane O’Shaughnessy Contents Page 1: Description of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Page 2: Type 1 Diabetes Page 3: Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Page 4: Type 2 Diabetes and Symptoms Page 5: Aims of Treatment Page 6: Medication What is diabetes mellitus? The term ‘diabetes’ means excessive urination and the word ‘mellitus’ means honey. Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack‚ or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone – a substance
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References 1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care. 2011;34 Suppl 1:S11-S61. [PubMed] 2. Eisenbarth GS‚ Polonsky KS‚ Buse JB. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM‚ Melmed S‚ Polonsky KS‚ Larsen PR.Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia‚ Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 31. 3. Pignone M‚ Alberts MJ‚ colwell JA‚ Cushman M‚ Inzucchi SE‚ Mukherjee D‚ et al. Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular
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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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Cushing syndrome and diabetes insipidus‚ which are Pituitary gland diseases. Then I start reading and found out that‚ Pituitary gland is a tiny organ the size of a pea found at the base of the brain behind your nose and between your ears. Pituitary gland produces a number of hormones or chemicals
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conditions‚ but also brings no less depressing. Diseases in humans more‚ there are very dangerous diseases‚ but medicine is still the solution‚ one has to mention diabetes. In the past few decades‚ diabetes is one of the ten major causes of death in most countries around the world. According to the world Diabetes Federation‚ diabetes(also called diabetes mellitus) has claimed the lives of 4.6 million people each year. Do you want to understand clearly about how to know diabetic symptoms and how to prevent
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Economic effects of diabetes on the elderly Diabetes has been described‚ by doctors‚ as a metabolic disease in which the patient has high blood glucose (blood sugar)‚ either because insulin production is inadequate‚ or because the body ’s cells do not respond properly to insulin. The overall management of diabetes for older adults would be the same as management for younger adults. Nutritional management is essential for older adults primarily to control malnutrition
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Student- Vu Le SOAPE NOTE (Diabetes Case 2) Subjective: 1. Chief Complaint: CT is a 77 year old African American woman who comes into the clinic for her diabetes. 2. History of Present Illness: CT is coming to clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the past 40 years • Hypertension for the past 45 years • Chronic Kidney Disease for the past ten years with neuropathy • Myocardial Infarction in the year 2010 2. Family
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