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 stabilisation. James has been deemed stable enough with his DKA to avoid ICU admission
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Diabetes in the 21st Century In America 29.1 million people are living with diabetes‚ which is 9.3% of the population (Statistics of Diabetes 2016). Of that 29.1 million Americans‚ only 1.25 million have type one diabetes (Statistics of Diabetes 2016). This day in age‚ type one diabetes has been misunderstood due to the confusion with type two diabetes. Therefore‚ learning about type one diabetes and the way diabetics live their lifestyle is fairly complex today as diabetes evolves. There are so
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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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and adults–8.3% of the population–have diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association. My mother happens to have this disease ever since she was six years old. Many people don’t realize how common this disease really is or how it affects a person. Having diabetes changes people’s lives because they have to watch what they eat‚ stay active‚ and learn to monitor their blood glucose levels. * Audience Motivation: It is important to know about diabetes because you could be living with it
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for yourself and others” (MacLeod‚ 2011). This literature review reflects that health‚ fitness‚ and well-being programs benefit those with an illness such as diabetes. Physical activity is recommended for people with Type Two Diabetes. Fourteen (14) randomized controlled tribulations comparing exercise against no exercise in Type Two Diabetes were
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TYPE 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes develops because the body’s immune system destroys beta cells in a part of the pancreas called the islet tissue. These beta cells produce insulin. So people with Type 1 diabetes can’t make their own insulin. Type 1 diabetes is what is known as a ’complex trait’‚ which means that mutations in several genes likely contribute to the disease. For example‚ it is now known that the insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (AiM1) locus on chromosome 6 may harbor at least one susceptibility
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Diabetes is a disease in which the ability of the body to respond or produce the hormone insulin is impaired that leads to abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and increase level of glucose in blood and urine. The most common types of diabetes are type 1‚ type 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused when the immune system of the body attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. It accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. It typically
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There has long been a link between diabetes and sugar. However‚ a diet high in sugar isn’t just a hazard for diabetics. The risks are greater than ever thought before. According to the University of California San Francisco‚ (https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2009/06/8187/obesity-and-metabolic-syndrome-driven-fructose-sugar-diet) sugar is poison and it is driving America’s obesity problem. Of course‚ with obesity comes inflammation and chronic pain. Tooth decay and weight gain are seen as the obvious consequences
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Diabetes affects a lot of people. My sister has it and family has a history of it as well. Many people need to learn about how it affects people and their lives. Diabetes is a disorder that affects your metabolism. It causes you to have high blood sugar. There are three main types of diabetes; type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational. Type one is where your body does not produce insulin. Type 2 is where your body does not produce enough insulin to function and gestational only affects certain pregnant women
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needed in both types 1and 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes only occurs in women who are pregnant in there 3rd trimester. Type 1 diabetes is common in children and type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in adults. Type 1 diabetes is something you can be born with. Moreover‚ due to physical inactivity and diet‚ these types of diabetes can occur over a lifespan‚ no matter what age. Type 2 diabetes is more common in the older adult population. The difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes is the secretion on insulin
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