disease diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body uses blood glucose. The glucose in your body is important because it is an important source of energy for the cells that make up our muscles and tissues. It is the main source of fuel for our brain. Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Gestational Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus- Also known as Type 1 Diabetes‚ TD1; formerly insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. Is a
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: an Overview Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as any degree of glucose intolerance with the onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Ninety percent of those diagnosed with diabetes during pregnancy will resolve after delivery (Scollan-Koliopoulos‚ Guadagno‚ & Walker‚ 2006). Pregnancy causes estrogen‚ progesterone and human placental lactogen to become elevated which provokes malfunctioning insulin‚ which can lead to insulin resistance and decreased
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Diabetes mellitus has a long historical record dating back to second century AD. The word "diabetes" was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus. The word diabetes means "siphon". It was first used to describe patients with excessive thirst and urination. In the 17th century‚ the word mellitus‚ meaning "like honey"‚ was added when diabetes patients ’ urine was noticed to be sweet. However‚ the disease is not directly related to urine‚ but instead to the pancreas. Today many other symptons
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Diabetes is a disease that has been plaguing mankind since as early as the time of the Egyptians in 1552 BC (Canadian Diabetes Association‚ 2005) as we know it. We‚ at the moment‚ understand it to be a disease created by the presence of insulin whether deficiency or resistance to insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is secreted from the pancreas and its purpose is to maintain the levels of glucose within the body (through usage). A lack of insulin would therefore generally result in the inability to
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Impact of Diabetes on a Family Nursing 231 Impact of Diabetes on a Family Descriptive Assessment Family L.P. is a 59 year old Asian female in the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. This is defined as the stage with a focus on “supporting future generations” and “community involvement” (Potter and Perry‚ 2009‚ p. 140). Generativity is evidenced by her willingness to babysit her granddaughter. There is also stagnation as evidenced by her lack of participation within the community
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Expository Essay What would you do if you committed a murder‚ and the next day you were forced to move to an island with no one but you? You could only bring three things with you. What would you bring? I knew killing someone would be the completely wrong thing to do ‚ but I had to. Telling my father was the worst part. He is making me move to a deserted island were I’m going to live. I only get to bring three things. If I bring animals‚ power‚ and some protection‚ that shows that I can stay
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Diabetes Scenario Failing to double check the name of a nursing home resident‚ a student nurse accidentally gives 13 units of 70/30 insulin to a patient who also received glipizide this morning. * What should the student nurse do when she realizes the error? * Report the error to her preceptor Nurse‚ along with the Nursing Supervisor. * At what point would the insulin peak and when should blood sugars be checked? * 70/30 insulin has a peak of 2-12 hours.
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Diabetes Introduction Diabetic is disease that struck people around the world. It is a disorder of high levels of blood glucose with disturbance of carbohydrates‚ fat‚ and protein in the body. I. Explanation of the disease. 1. Causes and risk factors A. Type One and Two diabetes are autoimmune system that contributes with minimizing glucose to the blood. B. Pancreas does not produce enough or nothing of insulin to the blood. C. People who do not eat healthy
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Running Head: DEALING WITH DIABETES UO7a1-Unit 7 Assignment DEALING WITH DIABETES BIO1000 Capella University November 24‚ 2013 DEALING WITH DIABETES Dear Friend‚ I sympathize with you newly discovered prognosis of type 2 diabetes. It is a process of deciding now‚ how to utilize your method of change in diet‚ exercise and properly medicating yourself. I took the initiative of preparing some information
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Expository Essay People may or may not realize the difference between what one wants to do and what one should do. Throughout time there have been many cases in which someone had to stop and think what they should do in a situation and what they want to do. John Proctor in The Crucible written by Arthur Miller‚ Mike Shanahan with the Washington Redskins‚ and Morton Schmidt/Doug McQuaid in 21 Jump Street are all examples of what one should do and wants to do. In the play The Crucible‚ John Proctor
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