Gestational Diabetes Alivia Danna October 5‚ 2011 HED 3390 Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is a disease that affects pregnant women it’s a glucose intolerance that is started or diagnosed during pregnancy. Based on recently announced diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association‚ it is estimated that gestational diabetes affects 18% of pregnancies. Pregnancy hormones can block insulin therefore causing the glucose levels to increase
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What is diabetes? Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases where the body’s pancreas does not produce enough insulin or does not properly respond to insulin produced‚ resulting in high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. There are several different types of diabetes‚ but the most common forms are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Both impact glucose levels‚ and if left untreated‚ can cause many complications What is type 1 diabetes? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can occur at any age‚ but is most commonly
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MK416-Case Study 1 1) Both companies experienced a range of unexpected problems and difficulties while trying to enter the Indian market. The Indian government was viewed as unfriendly to foreign investors. Also‚ the “principle of indigenous availability” had specified that if an item could be obtained anywhere else within the country‚ imports of similar items were forbidden. In Coca-Cola’s first attempt in the Indian market they chose to voluntarily withdrawal following a dispute with the government
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I really like reading you post. Self-care is a very important part of a company productivity. Being comfortable with being discomfort is also a very important part. In order to a company to grow‚ they will need employees who are relentless and comfortable with making mistakes. For example employees who are not comfortable with being uncomfortable will probably only stay with in the perimeters of the areas that they are comfortable in working. To the employee they are probably thinking that they are
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Given a chance‚ you are called to fill in the position of CHED/DepEd director. You are given a limited time frame of three (3) years to make an abrupt education innovation producing an outcome of quality education and develop high standard of educational leadership. How will you do this? If I will be given this chance‚ I will start equipping myself with the necessary skills for me to be able to handle such big task. I will consult people who have experiences that can contribute to my self – growth
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Week 9 Review Questions 1. Oil production in the United States satisfies only half of the country’s needs; the rest is imported. If imports were cut off‚ what changes would you expect to occur in your lifestyle? If oil imports were cut off‚ the changes to my lifestyle and to the United States would be devastating. Gasoline prices would skyrocket. This would force me and others to curtail our driving. I might have to rely on public transportation; however‚ the cost of said transportation would
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Exercise for Diabetics Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the body 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 polyuria (frequent urination)‚ polydipsia (increased thirst)‚ and polyphagia (increased hunger). There are three main types of diabetes mellitus (DM). Type 1 DM results from the body’s failure to produce insulin
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Case Study: The patient with Diabetes Mellitus 1. This patient has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Her labs would probably indicate: Serum glucose will probably be over 300mg/dL Osmolarity would most likely be high if the patient is dehydrated from polyurea caused by the hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia itself is a hyperosmotic state. It’s possible that this high blood suger could try to pull fluids from cells‚ creating an almost isotonic state in the early stages of DKA. In other words‚ this
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Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level 8001/23 GENERAL PAPER Paper 2 October/November 2014 INSERT 1 hour 30 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST You are required to answer one question. This Insert contains three passages‚ one for each of Questions 1 to 3. You need to study the passage for the question you have chosen before starting your answer. The time needed to do this is allowed for within the time set for the examination. This document
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Donna Curtis October 13‚ 2012 Nursing 155 Diabetes Assignment 1. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the result of the pancreas being unable to produce adequate amounts of insulin and the resistance of cells to insulin. This results in glucose remaining in the blood and not being taken up by the cells leading to hyperglycemia. Because of insulin’s role in the stimulation of the synthesis of protein and the storage of fatty acids in adipose tissue‚ inadequate amounts of insulin also reduces nutrients that
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