Carbohydrate and Diabetes Research NUR 115 AM The articles that I researched for this project were interesting and shed light on the relationship between carbohydrates and diabetes. Some of the information that I learned will be useful in my nursing career. Carbohydrates fill numerous roles in living things‚ such as the storage and transport of energy in the form of starch and glycogen etc. The basic carbohydrate units are called monosaccharides‚ such as glucose‚ galactose‚ and
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Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key to let glucose from the food we eat pass from the blood stream into the cells to provide energy. What causes the condition? The exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. It is thought that a viral infection‚ makes triggers the immune system to destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in people who have a genetic history of diabetes. . At this stage nothing
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Dan Vanderheiden‚ Discussion Article Summary Learning to live with diabetes – integrating an illness or objectifying a disease The article was focused on the learning process of patients who had been diagnosed with diabetes and how they worked to modify their lifestyle to cope with their illness. They had to learn how manage their diets‚ measure their blood sugar and administer insulin injections (some of them did anyway). Some patients placed a heavy reliance on measuring their sugar with a
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Does someone you know have diabetes? Diabetes is an issue on the body that produces blood sugar levels increase more than usual. This type of diabetes is called diabetes 2 and is also called hyperglycemia. There are many medical diabetic diets that should not keep you away of enjoying many foods and flavors. Diabetes 2‚ also known as diabetes mellitus is caused when the body does not use insulin in a proper way. This issue is named insulin resistant. Insulin is essential to maintain glucose levels
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Johnson HCS 535 June 3‚ 2013 Beth Hale Health Campaign Health objectives and campaigns are designed to set the foundation for addressing health care issues prevalent across the nation. Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people. Due to the complications that can often go along with diabetes‚ public health policies are implemented to clarify issues that will improve the health of individuals. As presented in the health campaign part one‚ there are numerous government agencies‚ which
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audience will know more about diabetes. Introduction: When I was a little girl I remember going to my mother to tattletale on my grandmother. I told my mother that I seen my grandmother poking her finger to make herself bleed just so that she could get a cool band aid. At that time‚ I thought band aids were pretty awesome. Little did I know‚ my grandmother had other reasons for poking her finger. I now know that reason is diabetes. Today I will help inform you on what diabetes is‚ how it is diagnosed
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Diabetes Case Study Erin Outlaw‚ Anavictoria Fortaleza‚ Merlin Nicholson‚ Theresa Watson Nursing 427 April 18‚ 2011 Heather Flores‚ RN‚ MSN Diabetes Case Study Angelo Reyes is just one of hundreds of thousands who must rely on the delivery of insulin into his system in order to survive‚ due to his diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. Diagnosed at age thirteen‚ Angelo lives his life in a highly structured way‚ always cognizant of what he eats‚ his activity levels‚ and how such factors influence
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Marshall Islands has been suffering several epidemics such as diabetes and other non-communicable diseases due to unhealthy diet and lack of proper nutrition. Marshallese have influenced their traditional eating styles by the western eating styles‚ causing great problems. This report consists of three sections. Section 1 discusses the affects of a slowly developing country on the Marshallese diet. Section 2 discusses how the epidemic of diabetes has worsened due to the loss of culture and the difficult
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Diabetes was considered to be one of the top chronic illnesses in the United States and the rest of the world. No matter if you’re just diagnosed or have suffered this degenerative disease for years‚ you should accept that this one is going to get worse as you age. Although diabetes can’t be cured‚ but can be managed or prevented from making it worse. Even young ones aren’t exempted‚ as there are some of them who have been diagnosed with this chronic illness. As a diabetes patient‚ you are advised
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Multifactor genetic disorder diabetes Diabetes is a medical condition where there is too much sugar circulating in the blood stream. The main sugar found in your body is glucose and it is essential for good health. It is important that diabetes is diagnosed early and treated appropriately as it can cause severe health complications. The hormone that controls the blood glucose is called insulin and is normally produced in the pancreas (a large fleshy organ under the stomach).Insulin deficiency
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