increased susceptibility to recurring bacterial & fungal infections • Sexual dysfunction: decreased libido‚ reduced sexual response‚ vaginal dryness‚ & erectile dysfunction • Mental illness: increased rates of anxiety disorders‚ depression‚ and eating disorders (Type 1 diabetes‚ 2015;
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Case Study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Y. L. makes an appointment to come to the clinic where you are employed. She has been complaining of (C/O) chronic fatigue‚ increased thirst‚ constant hunger‚ and frequent urination. She denies any pain‚ burning‚ or low-back pain on urination. She tells you she as a vaginal yeast infection that she has treated numerous times with the over-the-counter (OTC) medication. She admits to starting smoking since going back to work full time as a clerk in a loan
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What are antidepressants? Antidepressants are generally all the name says‚ drugs used to treat depression.The antidepressants are drugs that minimizes the symptoms that are related to depression. It’s a perfect balance of chemicals that are often called trigger drugs. The medicine treats the symptoms by using chemical imbalances of the neurotransmitters located in the brain to send correcting signals. To completely understand how antidepressants work you must understand the reason of why they
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A learning approach to human sexuality Main themes of the paper Human sexuality plays a major role in everyone’s life. Regardless‚ whether we are young or old‚ man or woman‚ South African or American‚ it is an integral part of what we do and who we are. There has been much done by way of research and scholarly writing examining human sexuality. The point here is that human sexuality‚ like us‚ is multi-dimensional and one can only begin to get a sense of what it is by the inclusion of many perspectives
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caused by physical inactivity or obesity. Some of the most common symptoms in type 1 are feeling tired‚ feeling hungry‚ urinate more often‚ losing weight without trying and being very thirsty. Some of the most common symptoms in type 2 are erectile dysfunction‚ blurred vision‚ frequent or low healing of infections and general fatigue. In type 1 diabetes the affected person is required to inject insulin under the skin or wear an insulin pump‚ which has the effect of lowering blood sugar levels to
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A person’s body needs it’s kidneys to filter blood‚ create hormones to make bones strong and blood healthy. When kidneys fail‚ treatment is necessary‚ and there are only two options: a kidney transplant or dialysis. Dialysis first became a practical treatment in the 1960’s. There are two main types of dialysis‚ hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both types of dialysis filter blood of harmful wastes‚ extra salt‚ and water. Hemodialysis does this with a machine. Both require a special diet and both
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in the ratio of important chemicals within the liver cells. The average adult can oxidize 10-15 grams of alcohol per hour. Five basic effects of alcohol on the central nervous system include‚ acute and chronic brain damage‚ peripheral nerve dysfunction‚ cerebral and cortical atrophy The Cardiovascular System: alcohol can cause an increase in the heart rate as well as lessened stoke power. It decreases resistance to blood flow throughout the body‚ resulting in a reduction in blood
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2. Literature review This chapter reviews the literature on hypertension and hyperlipidaemia and their relation to risk factors including age‚ gender‚ genetics‚ diet and weight‚ alcohol‚ smoking‚ lack of activity and co-morbidity. It also examines mediating factors including economic factors‚ stress/personality‚ medications‚ lifestyle modifications and complementary therapies including foot reflexology and foot massage. Finally‚ it reviews outcomes (quality of life) including physiological‚ psychological
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1O BEST FOOD 4 BETTER SEX People have been using natural aphrodisiacs for centuries to improve their sexual performance and experience. Nowadays supplements are more popular‚ but you can have better sex life without putting different chemicals in your body by just eating foods that we see every day around us. Asparagus Asparagus is considered to be one of the best foods to provide exceptional sex power. The key ingredient in Asparagus is folate. This substance helps in the production of histamine
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Bisphenol-a (BPA) is found in many beverage and food containers‚ including baby bottles. The main use for BPA is in the production of plastic items‚ like water bottles‚ computer cases‚ sunglasses and canned and beverage goods. In addition‚ this a component of this chemical is used in making the heat sensitive coating on thermal paper possible for printing. Also‚ polycarbonate plastic food containers are made from the chemical BPA. These food storage containers provide a durable‚ tough‚ see through
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