Type 2 diabetes can be described a one of the most common forms of diabetes that exists today. It need to be understood that what happens to an individual when he suffers from type 2 diabetes is that he would not be able to produce enough insulin‚ which is needed for the body in order to be able to use sugar effectively‚ or perhaps his cells would ignore the insulin that his body is producing. It would help to remember the important fact that it is sugar that provides energy for the body‚ and unless
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parents) to his GP with a 2 week history of extreme fatigue‚ polyuria‚ polydipsia‚ and weight loss. His random BGL is 41mmol/l and his blood ketones show 3.2mmol/l. His GP has diagnosed Type 1 diabetes with DKA and has sent him to the emergency department to see an endocrinologist at your public hospital‚ St Health Skills. The endocrinologist has decided on inpatient stabilisation. James has been deemed stable enough with his DKA to avoid ICU admission‚ but requires acute nursing care. He is severely
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Informative Speech Speech Title: Type 2 Diabetes Topic: How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the two ways to prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Central Idea: In order to prevent Type 2 Diabetes one must stay fit and stay active. Introduction: 24 million. More than 24 million Americans in the United States alone have Diabetes. Of those‚ about 6 million don ’t even know it. According to the Diabetes Division of the CDC (Center of Disease
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by their condition and the ensuing health problems in later life. The data and facts above speak for themselves and provision of these to Teenager’s will help them make a learned response. Provide them the statistics on the growing trend of overweight and obesity within Teenagers show them they are not alone so that they will not feel so isolated‚ hopefully improving moral and self esteem. Provide them with the facts and figures on morbidity rates‚ what health issues are going to arise. Make them
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understanding concepts. Once again‚ you do not have to read all or any of these – I am just trying to include additional resources that you can turn to if you need more. We will finish lecturing on post-op/wound management on 2/4 at 0930. We will begin diabetes content immediately after that. For this learning experience‚ being present is a necessity. I will not be lecturing. Please come to class prepared with: iClicker (needed for peri-op as well) Lewis text Davis Drug Guide Computer or tablet will
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Active promotion of equality & individual rights in health and social settings Unit 2 – Task 1b The care value place is the foundation of effective anti-discriminatory practice. The three main principals of CVB are as follow: confidentiality of information e.g. following the right procedures when recording someone’s personal details‚ equality and diversity among people e.g. understand how labelling and stereotyping someone can affect them‚ and people’s rights and responsibilities e.g. understand
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Chronic Conditions- Diabetes By: Rachel McGee Today‚ diabetes are becoming more common and becoming a big problem for people. This chronic condition‚ a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time‚ has three major types: type 1‚ type 2‚ and gestational diabetes‚ which none have a cure for it. Diabetes‚ also called diabetes mellitus‚ is a long term condition that causes high blood sugar levels. Physically‚ people are
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Diabetes in the United States Outline I) History of Diabetes and Insulin II) What is Diabetes? A. What it is B. Major functions of insulin III) Types of Diabetes A. Type 1 B. Type 2 IV) Cause of Diabetes A. Hereditary B. Stress C. Obesity V) Complications A) Acute complications 1. Diabetic Coma 2. Insulin reaction B) Chronic complications 1. Retinopathy 2. Kidney Disease 3. Nervous system disease VI) Treatments 1. Insulin 2. Insulin pump 3. Transplants a) Pancreas
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Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their own health and therefore improving their health. An example of recent health promotion is the ‘Stoptober’‚ this is a campaign to try and get smokers to give up smoking for 28 days. The reason for this is that research has shown that if you give up smoking for 28 days you will be more likely to able to quit it completely. Fear arousal is the arousal of fear using various methods such as media of worrying images
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case study Psycosocial Effects of diabetes Substantial literature documents the prevalence and course of psychiatric disorders‚ particularly affective and anxiety disorders‚ in adults with diabetes . Research findings have demonstrated that depression is more common in patients with diabetes than in the general population; at least 15% of patients have clinical depression . Findings indicate that depression is associated with worse glycemic control and health complications ‚ as well as decreased
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