Summative Assignment – Diabetes Part 1: - Diabetes is a disease in which the body’s cells have an inability to absorb glucose due to either the pancreas not being able to generate insulin or the cells not reacting to the reduced amount of insulin being produced‚ these are diagnosed as type 1 and type 2 respectively. Carol is the case study being used‚ she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7 and she is also 6 weeks pregnant. As type one diabetes is an autoimmune disease the immune
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CC Mary is a 70-year-old female here today with her friend Barbara‚ after receiving Phytel call regarding follow up of her diabetes and hyperlipidemia. HPI The patient tells me that she is doing reasonably well‚ since I have last seen her. She has been to see several specialists‚ including Dr. Kunz and Dr. Meattey. Dr. Kunz‚ rheumatology Dr. Meattey for endocrinology. She reports that there was some discussion as to a diagnoses‚ but she was finally diagnosed with PMR and was placed on steroids
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Diabetes I am going to discuss the chronic disease diabetes and the risk factors associated with this chronic disease. I will also discuss who is commonly affected by diabetes and how to treat diabetes. Diabetes is a disorder in the body in which the cells cannot get the glucose from the blood. Diabetes results in high blood glucose levels. Diabetes is known to run in families. In my family diabetes is hereditary. So I am more likely to develop type two diabetes. My
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In America‚ Diabetes is becoming a widely prominent disease. Diabetes can be the result of many things from unlucky genetics to an unhealthy lifestyle. Diabetes is a serious‚ life-long illness ultimately caused by high levels of glucose in the blood. The condition makes it so that the pancreas cannot produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that controls the blood’s glucose level. Glucose is significant since it is “the main source of fuel” for the body (Wilson‚ 2013). The American Diabetes Association
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at your side and write down the page numbers of the text where this information is found. In the guide I have included links to videos that may be helpful in further explaining concepts. It is not necessary to watch all or any of them‚ but just in case you would want some more info‚ these are accurate videos. If you are seeking out a video on your own‚ please beware. There are totally incorrect videos available on Youtube! In addition‚ I am posting additional articles in Angel that will assist
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Understanding the care and management of Diabetes Level 2 UNIT 1 Assessment 1.1 Understand the function of glucose in the blood 1) 1.1 Explain what ‘blood glucose’ is: Blood glucose is glucose in the blood stream. Glucose comes from eating and digesting carbohydrates. 2) 1.2 Describe the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates: Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion are known as simple carbohydrates because they rapidly release glucose into the blood stream. Carbohydrates
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Today‘s case study is about a 10 year-old girl named Hannah. Hannah is a 4th grader at Hendricks Elementary. Hannah has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which your child’s pancreas no longer produces the insulin your child needs to survive‚ and you’ll need to replace the missing insulin. Type 1 diabetes in children used to be known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children
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Case Study on Type2 Diabetes Mellitus This paper will look at the physiology of normal blood glucose. The pathophysiology of Diabetes mellitus type 2 with a description of some of the common presenting symptoms of polyuria‚ polydipsia and polyphagia. Explore the importance of incorporating the 5 components of managing the disease and discuss why the Indigenous population are more than 3.4 times more likely to be affected than non-indigenous Australians (AIHW 2006‚ Brown & Edwards 2008). The
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10-17-2014 A Case of Water Diabetes #5-11 5. Diabetes Mellitus differs from Diabetes Insipidus because Diabetes Mellitus results from the body not being able to produce insulin while Diabetes Insipidis is a condition in which the kidneys are unable to conserve water. Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus are unrelated‚ although they can have similar signs and symptoms‚ like excessive thirst‚ both non-curable‚ and excessive urination. Differences between the two are: 6. Diabetes Insipidus
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List and briefly describe the four types of diabetes insipidus. Neurogenic DI- is caused by a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone Nephrogenic DI- is caused by insensitivity of the kidneys to effect the antidiuretic hormone Dispogenic DI- is caused by being really thirty and drinking way too much liquid of any kind. Gestagenic DI- is only during pregnancy and it is causd by a deficiency of the antidiuretic 4. How is pituitary diabetes insipidus diagnosed? It is diagnosed with
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