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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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    Essay On Type 2 Diabetes

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    Obesity is a leading cause of Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes raises the risk of kidney failure‚ blindness‚ stroke and heart disease. If untreated‚ diabetes may even result in the loss of a limb. In today’s modern society‚ more children are being exposed to an increased risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes than ever before. The changes in technology‚ population growth and economy have had a large effect on their lives and ability to

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    Informative Speech Outline Topic: Diabetes Purpose: To inform my audience members about diabetes‚ the complications of diabetes‚ and what they can do to prevent diabetes from happening or how they can manage and maintain a healthy lifestyle if they are currently living with diabetes. Introduction I. Show of hands‚ how many of you know someone who has diabetes? Need/Connection II. According to the National Diabetes Report‚ 2014 from the centers for disease control and prevention‚ nearly 29.1 million people

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    Research Paper Diabetes

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    Caroline SOC 005 Dr November 15th‚ 2011 Diabetes in the U.S. Diabetes is a disease rapidly increasing throughout the world today‚ and it is often referred to as the world’s modern epidemic. According to The World Health Organization (WHO) there were 171 million people suffering from diabetes worldwide in 2000. They are expecting this number to be doubled by year 2050 with 366 million diagnosed people. The organization’s most recent “calculations indicate that worldwide almost 3 million deaths

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    HND701 Pathophysiology of Diabetes Due: 1st June 2012 Student name: Marie Sansotta-Allen Student number: 212234644 Word count: Essay – 3292‚ Citations/quotes/contents page - 700‚ References –1328 Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 Diabetes Nephropathy 3 Risk factors 4 Pathophysiology of Diabetes Nephropathy 5 Diabetes Nephropathy Management

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    Diabetes in the United State

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    Diabetes in the United States Outline I) History of Diabetes and Insulin II) What is Diabetes? A. What it is B. Major functions of insulin III) Types of Diabetes A. Type 1 B. Type 2 IV) Cause of Diabetes A. Hereditary B. Stress C. Obesity V) Complications A) Acute complications 1. Diabetic Coma 2. Insulin reaction B) Chronic complications 1. Retinopathy 2. Kidney Disease 3. Nervous system disease VI) Treatments 1. Insulin 2. Insulin pump 3. Transplants a) Pancreas

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    Childhood Diabetes

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    Childhood Diabetes Today‚ diabetes is a huge problem in society. There are almost three million children and adults in the United States who have diabetes. Children suffer more now from diabetes than they have in the past. The reasons why children have diabetes are genetic‚ societal‚ and their personal body chemistry. According to Steven Dowshen and Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph‚ "diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose‚ the main type of sugar in the blood. Glucose comes from the

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    REVIEW THE EVIDENCE FOR STRUCTURED EDUCATION IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Successful self management is most important for ideal care for patients with diabetes. Effective structured education where people with diabetes are prepared for their future with the condition is a cornerstone of self management. (1) Care planning and structured education needs a practical change of both patients with diabetes and their healthcare providers. (2) Structured education enable diabetic patient to

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    About Diabetes Mellitus

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    ABOUT DIABETES MELLITUS  Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic‚ lifelong condition that affects your body’s ability to use the energy found in food. There are three major types of diabetes: types 1 diabetes ‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes.  All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common. Normally‚ your body breaks down the sugars and carbohydrates you eat into a special sugar called glucose. Glucose fuels the cells in your body.  But the cells need insulin‚ a hormone

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    Diabetes Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas secretes an insufficient supply of insulin or the body does not use the insulin efficiently. Normally‚ when the pancreas produces the right amount of insulin to accommodate the quantity of sugar. However‚ when the person has diabetes‚ either the pancreas produces little or no insulin or the cells do not respond normally to the insulin. Sugar accumulates up in the blood‚ overflows into the urine and then passes from the body unused. Now if this

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