Understanding the care and management of Diabetes Level 2 UNIT 1 Assessment 1.1 Understand the function of glucose in the blood 1) 1.1 Explain what ‘blood glucose’ is: Blood glucose is glucose in the blood stream. Glucose comes from eating and digesting carbohydrates. 2) 1.2 Describe the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates: Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion are known as simple carbohydrates because they rapidly release glucose into the blood stream. Carbohydrates
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Essay #1- Diabetes Diabetes is a disease the body undergoes when it is unable to produce any or enough insulin‚ due to a high level of glucose in the blood. According to the website diabetes.org‚ statistics show that‚ “diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 based on the 69‚071 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death.” Diabetes was discovered in 1889‚ later on various types of diabetes were identified and classified based
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Type 1 diabetes You’ve just been told you have type 1 diabetes. What now? Managing type 1 diabetes is composed of a handful of elements: blood glucose control and insulin management‚ exercise‚ nutrition and support. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes means your pancreas is no longer capable of producing insulin. Through multiple daily injections with insulin pens or syringes or an insulin pump‚ it will be up to you to monitor your blood glucose levels and appropriately administer your insulin.
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Essay : ‘Prevention is better tnan cure” is a wise saying which ha^ comedown to us since ages. It holds true for ever. The wisdom of the saying lies in the fact that a little effort in the early pha^ of a problem helps to solve it before it becomes too difficult to be solved. This principle is always observed by wise people to succeed in life. Those who do not observe this principle usually suffer even if they are intelligent and hard-working. Observance of this principle becomes a part of one’s
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus (DM) – “a chronic‚ progressive disease characterized by the body’s inability to metabolize carbohydrates‚ fats‚ and proteins‚ leading to hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose level)” (Black & Hawks‚ 2009‚ p. 1062) Epidemiology: Pathophysiology Overview According to Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System‚ “[i]n 2008/09‚ close to 2.4 million Canadians aged 1 yr and older were living w/ diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2)” making diabetes as one
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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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Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of frequent urination‚ increased thirst and increased hunger. Management Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease‚ for which there is no known cure except in very specific situations. Management concentrates on keeping blood sugar levels as
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Records Disaster Prevention and Recovery 12. The typical contents of a records disaster prevention and recovery manual outline usually consists of nine parts. The first part is the introduction; the title page‚ preface‚ and table of contents are included in this. Also the overall policy for the disaster avoidance is in here. Everyone who participated in the program and making of the manual is mentioned. Part two explains methods on how to prevent or decrease the effects of a disaster. Part three
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Prevention is better that cure. A young man sometimes handles a razor blade carelessly‚ cuts his finger‚ allows the cut to go septic and‚ when the pain is unbearable‚ consult a doctor. The doctor prescribes a prolonged and costly treatment. Would it not have been better for him to have taken due precaution while using the blade? We can always protect ourselves against common ailments and diseases with proper precautionary‚ preventive measure.But very often‚ something within us makes us ignore the
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-Diabetes‚ which is when the pancreas can’t make insulin. People with type 1 diabetes have to monitor their blood sugar levels and take insulin every day (usually several times a day) using a needle or an insulin pump -What Can Happen if Diabetes Is Not Under Control? Out-of-control blood sugar levels can lead to short-term problems like hypoglycemia‚ hyperglycemia‚ or diabetic ketoacidosis. In the long run‚ not controlling diabetes can also damage the vessels that supply blood to important organs
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