environmental factors‚ lack of exercise‚ plays an important role in the cause of diabetes. Diabetes can cause different types of problems depending on which types of diabetes they have. For Type I diabetes‚ two problems may occur: ketoacidosis‚ and hyperglycemia. In ketoacidosis‚ your body produces ketones. This occurs when your blood glucose level increases too high. The productions of ketones have its unpleasant results. Ketones can cause you to vomit‚ have trouble breathing‚ become dehydrated‚ have
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suicide. Left untreated‚ his hyperglycemia can lead to ketoacidosis (a diabetic coma)‚ which develops when a body lacks the sufficient amount of insulin to consume glucose. Consequently‚ the body burns fats to use for energy. When a body breaks down fats‚ ketones (waste products) are produced‚ which the body cannot tolerate in large amounts (it tries to rid them through urine). Ketone accumulation in the blood forms the basis of ketoacidosis. Diabetes often results in increased potential for surgical
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Introduction The case scenario selected for discussion is about Jeremy Kayton‚ 18 year old male student who moved to America when he was 17 year old. He was recently diagnosed with a case of type I diabetes mellitus‚ went through a break up and he had to work long hours to support himself. He was probably under a lot of psychological and emotional stress‚ suffering from ’tension headache’ and took an over dose of Panadol or acetaminophen with alcohol. According to food and drug agency (2009)‚ a combination
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heart attacks. It also can affect the eyes‚ kidneys‚ and brain. It is important for this patient to receive counseling on his lifestyle. Certain medications can be helpful along with a healthy diet and exercise .( anti-essays‚ 2014) 13 Year Old Diabetic The homeostatic imbalance that causes diabetes is because the body doesn’t produce enough‚ or produces too much insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is excreted by the pancreas to maintain homeostasis after ingestion of any sugars. The body turns
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Halloween comes around we cannot wait to fill our pillowcases with candy‚ and go home and stuff our faces with all of the goodies. But did you know that people who are diabetic aren’t able to do that? Before eating anything; they have to check their blood glucose levels‚ and then take medicine for the food they are eating. For the diabetics who are impatient‚ this is not a very fun process to go through‚ but it is necessary for them to live. Type 1 Diabetes‚ is usually diagnosed before a person turns
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ACIDOSIS and ALKALOSIS Acidosis * An increased acidity in the blood and other body tissue (i.e.‚ an increased hydrogen ion concentration). If not further qualified‚ it usually refers to acidity of the blood plasma. * Acidosis may not cause any symptoms or it may be associated with nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue‚ nausea‚ and vomiting. Acute acidosis may also cause an increased rate and depth of breathing‚ confusion‚ and headaches‚ and it can lead to seizures‚ coma‚ and in some cases
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positive (Ladewig et al. 2009). However‚ there are still more risks associated with the diagnosis compared to a normal pregnancy. One of the maternal risks of gestational diabetes is hydramnios‚ or increased amniotic fluid‚ can occur in 10-20% of diabetic
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sugars‚ eat frequent meals. The average blood sugar rises gradually and as it rises there is damage occurring throughout the body. Out of control blood sugar levels can lead to serious short term problems such as hypoglycemia‚ hyperglycemia‚ or diabetic ketoacidosis (an acute‚ major‚ life-threatening complication of diabetes‚ a state of absolute or relative insulin deficiency with blood sugar over 250 mg/dl). In the long run‚ uncontrolled blood sugar can also damage the vessels that supply blood to important
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Please find a guided reading tool and extra resources for your assigned reading for February 4 and 5. You will be participating in a modified Team Based Learning strategy for this content‚ and coming to class prepared by reading your text is imperative. I acknowledge that there is a GREAT DEAL of information contained in this chapter. This guided reading tool is an attempt to assist you focuses on the reading. While it may be extremely helpful to do so‚ it is not required for you to write the
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Pathogenesis of Diabetes mellitus Lillie Toliver HS200 Section # 02RPI Unit 4 Capstone Project: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Kaplan University March 11‚ 2014 Type 1 diabetes also referred to as T1DM is a form of diabetes that results from the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. The body doesn’t produce insulin in type 1 diabetes and insulin is needed for the person affected to have energy
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