Living with Juvenile Diabetes Diabetes medically known as diabetes mellitus is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose‚ or blood sugar‚ levels. Diabetes is due to one of two mechanisms inadequate production of insulin (which is made by the pancreas and lowers blood glucose) or inadequate sensitivity of cells to the action of insulin. (Definition). There are two different forms of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is known
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Diabetes is a generic term used when a person’s blood sugar is above normal levels. This raise in blood sugar is caused either by the pancreas not providing enough insulin or due to the cells not responding to the insulin produced. (called insulin resistance). Tip - Exercising improves insulin sensitivity and reduces resistance. About 3.8 million people in the UK have diabetes‚ but the charity Diabetes U.K. have made predictions that that could become high as 6.2 million by 2035/2036. These figures
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diabetes varies depending on what kind of diabetes you have. Managing all forms of diabetes include regular monitoring of blood sugar levels; eating a well-balanced‚ healthy diet‚ and following a regular exercise program. Insulin is the most common diabetic drug on the shelf today. It can be injected or taken orally. Beyond medications and exercise there are other things you can do to control diabetes which include‚ counting carbohydrates‚ make sure you keep hydrated‚ and keep your cholesterol and triglyceride
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THE GLUCODAY DIABETIC MONITORING DEVICE. INTRODUCTION The GlucoDay® Diabetic monitoring device is used to continuously monitor blood glucose level all day long. Patients using invasive self-monitoring devices assess blood glucose irregularly because of the associated pain and inability to carry out measurement at night while they are sleeping (Boland et al.‚ 2001; Maran et al.‚ 2002). Precise and accurate continuous monitoring of blood glucose level using the GlucoDay® device is however of immense
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role as a healthy food‚ ampalaya is especially valued by diabetics for its known anti-diabetes properties. Ampy Jam is made out of bitter gourd and special sweeteners which can also be served to diabetic people. Many diabetic people suffer from their sickness which also affects their eating habit; diabetic people are not suitable to eat sweet food because it can affect their blood sugar. Jam and candies is one of the foods that can put diabetic people into trouble. Ampy Jam is the solution for their
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Birth Defects A study funded by Monsanto to study possible birth defects caused by consuming aspartame was cut off after preliminary data showed damaging information about aspartame. Additionally‚ in the book‚ While Waiting: A Prenatal Guidebook‚ it is stated that aspartame is suspected of causing brain damage in sensitive individuals. A fetus may be at risk for these effects. Some researchers have suggested that high doses of aspartame may be associated with problems ranging from dizziness and
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and should be scheduled by the patient within 5 years of the onset of type 1 diabetes and at the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Yearly screenings should be completed thereafter. Testing for excretion of albumin is used for the screening of diabetic nephropathy. Microalbuminuria‚ or small amounts of albumin in the urine‚ is the earliest manifestation of nephropathy. Annual testing for 5 years for patients is recommended for patients who have had type 1 and for everyone with type 2. (Ignatavicius
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afterward‚ despite my only complaints being my fatigue feeling really cold. As I was walking back to the bed they had for me the nurse asked me how long I had been a diabetic. I stated that I wasn’t‚ but my dad was a type 2 diabetic. I thought he had read my medical history wrong! Turns out I really was diabetic. I spent my first week as a diabetic in the ICU on constant insulin and saline drips‚ learning the new language and skills I would need to survive. My mom stayed with me‚ sleeping in the recliner
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Type 2 diabetes is common within most people. Eating healthy and exercising are important in reducing the chance of getting diabetes. Even if people eat healthy and exercise daily‚ they might still get type 2 diabetes because it runs within the family. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why type 2 diabetes occurs within people‚ which foods we have to increase or limit‚ and how the healthcare provider will educate the patients that have that condition. People that have diabetes‚ tend
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Differences in Competencies Between Associate Degree and Baccalaureate Degree Nurses Nursing education can be confusing because there are so many ways to become a nurse. However‚ throughout history‚ nurse leaders have advocated the importance of higher education for nurses. But as nursing shortages developed‚ the need for more and more nurses became apparent. To help solve the nursing shortage problem‚ Mildred Montag developed the associate degree of nursing program (ADN) in 1952. It was designed
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