disease (heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and cancer). Eating the recommended servings from each part of the food pyramid can serve as a guide for healthy eating. This is true in most cases but sometimes these recommendations change. For example‚ I am a diabetic and I have to follow different recommended servings from the food pyramid. There are three types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body’s own immune system destroys
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been a subject of debate. Nutritionists have been trying to find a healthy eating plan that works for people with type 2 diabetes to use to lose weight. The one thing that they have come to agree about is that no one diet that works best for all diabetics. There have been numerous diet plans tried with only short term results; among those tried were low carbohydrate/high
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Health Campaign Melanie Johnson HCS 535 June 3‚ 2013 Beth Hale Health Campaign Health objectives and campaigns are designed to set the foundation for addressing health care issues prevalent across the nation. Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people. Due to the complications that can often go along with diabetes‚ public health policies are implemented to clarify issues that will improve the health of individuals. As presented in the health campaign part one‚ there are numerous
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Diabetic Teaching Geared Towards My Haitian Father Jennifer DuCrepin Jacksonville University School of Nursing 10/12/2012 Diabetic Teaching Geared Towards My Haitian Father My father was recently diagnosed as a diabetic and he is having a hard time managing the disease as well as my family. I decided to include some of the foods we eat in the teaching and include my whole family in the teaching process so this can be a family affair. My father is exceptionally obstinate and he
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accounts for 90-95% of all diabetes cases diagnosed in the United States (Urrutia-Rojas & Menchaca‚ 2006).There are also many people who have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)‚ a pre-diabetic state in which a person’s body does not regulate glucose levels in the way that it should. Realizing the number of people in a pre-diabetic state is important to the focus of preventing the development of diabetes. Diabetes has been a growing problem in the U.S. for many years; complications from diabetes are now some
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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 disappear; it could be in for the long
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use to fight diabetes. If you love to have a sandwich‚ but can’t afford the carbohydrates that come with the bread‚ make a lettuce wrap! Diabetics who need to keep their weight in check will avoid eating the part of the sandwich which is bad for you‚ while having the fresh‚ crispy crunch of lettuce. It’s so tasty! Don’t sweat the small stuff! Being a diabetic is hard‚ and you’re going to make mistakes. If you eat unhealthily or forget to exercise‚ don’t beat yourself up over it because
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(American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists [AACE]‚ 2011). Unfortunately‚ the diagnosis of pre-diabetes is often missed and it is estimated that one in four adults in the U.S. has the condition. Providers have the ability to intervene at the pre-diabetic stage to possibly avoid a future diagnosis of type 2 diabetes along with the numerous medical complications that are closely associated‚ such as hypertension (HTN)‚ coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ retinopathy‚ neuropathy‚ and nephropathy. Early intervention
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having diabetes. Maybe speak to her family about them buying her diabetic chocolate instead of normal chocolate biscuits. 2. What issues would you discuss with Edna? How eating chocolate biscuits could raise her blood sugar levels too high‚ explain to Edna about sugar free options that you can buy or diabetic chocolate which would be much better for her diabetes than chocolate biscuits. 3. Frank is insulin dependent diabetic and has a cold and not feeling well. He is taking antibiotic
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1.Dependent Variable: plasma levels of glucose‚ ketones‚ insulin‚ and glucagon 2.Independent Variable: food and beverage intake 3.Controlled Variables: physical activity‚ caffeine and alcohol intake‚ gender‚ age‚ BMI 4.Why were physical activity and caffeine and alcohol intake the controlled variables? 5.What type of assay was used to measure plasma glucose and ketone levels? 6.What type of assay was used to measure plasma insulin and glucagon levels? 1.When was plasma
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