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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Type 1 Diabetes- (aka Juvenile diabetes mellitus insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus) * Causes by destruction of the beta cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. When the beta cells are destroyed they are no longer able to produce insulin. Insulin must then be injected so the body can use food for energy. * Only 5-10% of people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. * It is thought to be caused by vital infections or an autoimmune response. * 90% of pts dx w/ type 1
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this essay will be discussing a patient with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and will also be discussing the nursing care that will be received by the patient following a hypoglycaemic attack. The patient being described is a fictitious seventy year old lady called Mabel Gordon; she lives in a flat in a city centre with her husband Bert. Mabel has had type 2 diabetes for years which has been poorly controlled by medication and diet. Mabel’s diabetes has now progressively worsened; she has been commenced
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Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes (GD)‚ also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)‚ is a diabetic disorder that affects 4% of pregnancies making it one of the most common health complications of pregnancy. This condition usually occurs during the second or third trimester when the pregnancy hormones start to take place then fortunately disappears after the child is born. Increased glucose levels in the blood result from when a woman’s body does not produce enough insulin. In most
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arious diseases such as diabetes. “ In the 2009 National Health Insurance Survey (NHIS)‚ uninsured people with diabetes were six times more likely to forgo needed health care because of cost compared to those who were continuously insured ( Casagrande and Cowie)”. “The previous cost of diabetes studied by the American Diabetes Association (ADN) estimated that there were nearly 17.5 million people living in the United States with diagnosed type 1 or type 2 diabetes in 2007‚ at an estimated cost of $174 billion in
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Diabetes Nutrition Having diabetes means thinking differently about food and nutrition. This can seem challenging sometimes‚ but it becomes a bit more manageable once you learn the facts. There are several forms of diabetes. Diabetes can occur at any age. Insulin is a hormone produced by special cells‚ called beta cells‚ in the pancreas‚ an organ located in the area behind your stomach. Insulin is needed to move blood sugar (glucose) into cells‚ where it is stored and later used for energy. In
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Republic of the Philippines Northern Samar Colleges Catarman‚ Northern Samar Diabetes Mellitus: A transcending threat to Filipinos. Prepared by: Maceriano‚ Gian Cesar G. PTCP Regular Section I- Introduction What Is Diabetes? Diabetes‚ often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus. Diabetes comes from Greek‚ and it means a "siphon". Aretus the Cappadocian‚ a Greek physician during the second century A.D.‚ named the condition diabainein. He described patients
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These diseases are preventing children from reaching their full potential‚ limiting how well they grow and develop. Diabetes‚ which when thought about years ago‚ was only associated with the elderly. However‚ in the last 30 years‚ diabetes have been associated with children including babies. In an attempt to go beyond commonly shared assumptions about the up surge in adolescent diabetes‚ studies already conducted focused on everything; investigating sociological explanations‚ biological aspects‚ lifestyle
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Diabetes Foot Care: Foot care is a huge factor with having diabetes. If you have diabetes you should take extreme care of your feet. You should self inspect your feet at least once daily and if you by chance get an injury to a foot seek medical care early on. Also‚ make sure that your health care provider checks your feet at least once a year but more often if you have foot problems. Call your health care provider if you have calluses‚ corns‚ or ingrown toenails for they can trim them for you if
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Living with Juvenile Diabetes Diabetes medically known as diabetes mellitus is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood glucose‚ or blood sugar‚ levels. Diabetes is due to one of two mechanisms inadequate production of insulin (which is made by the pancreas and lowers blood glucose) or inadequate sensitivity of cells to the action of insulin. (Definition). There are two different forms of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is known as insulin-dependent
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