because of lack of insulin in their bodies. They have to watch their sugar intake daily and also keep up with insulin shots. Diabetes is a life long disease which isn’t easy to have without new technological advancements. The rapid growth of technology has made health care more successful‚ specifically in the advancements for the cure and treatments of diabetes. Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body’s tissues
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Journal Article A Paper in Partial Fulfillment of ED 7311 Theory and Methods of Educating Adults September 17‚ 2010 Introduction As companies continue to try to come up with a plan for remaining profitable‚ some are overlooking one of their best opportunities due to their short sightedness and obsession for short term gain. It is the very asset which most firms claim is their most important and the one which provides them their competitive advantage. It is also‚ in some companies
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Essay Topic “Evidence That Structured Exercise Helps Effectively Prevent and/or Manage Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” Introduction According to the American Diabetes Association there are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States‚ or 7.8% of the population‚ who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes‚ unfortunately‚ 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease (1). Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which
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States several million children experience some extreme traumatic event. Some of these events include natural disasters‚ death of a loved one‚ vehicle accidents‚ physical and/or sexual abuse and witnessing domestic violence. Children are increasingly exposed to violence in society. Many of these children may develop some form of psychological problems that can significantly impair their emotional‚ academic‚ and social functioning. Research has noted that many of these children will become fearful
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is trying to turn Type One diabetes to Type None. JDRF was created to help people with type one diabetes (T1D). T1D comes out of nowhere and can be life threatening if not treated. “Symptoms of the disease can vary from person to person and include extreme thirst‚ frequent urination‚ drowsiness‚ sudden vision changes‚ an increased appetite‚ sudden weight loss‚ heavy breathing‚ sweet-smelling breath‚ and even unconsciousness.” (“A Relentless”) Type one
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Research Article Critique Tonya L. Smith‚ RN Liberty University NUR 225 Research Article Critique The title of the research article I chose to critique is from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. “Hypertension‚ orthostatic-hypotension‚ and the risk of falls in a community-dwelling elderly population: The maintenance of balance‚ independent living‚ intellect‚ and zest in the elderly Boston study”; this title fits well with the content presented in the research article. The
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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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Integration of Evidence-Based Practice into Professional Nursing Practice JMartinez Chamberlain College of Nursing NR351 Deborah Sinn January 24‚ 2011 Integration of Evidence-Based Practice into Professional Nursing Practice Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) can be seen throughout history dating back to the mid 19th century when Florence Nightingale gathered research to improve the quality of care provided to patients while analyzing hospital data (Miller‚ Ward & Young
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Diagnostic Criteria I have chosen to learn more about Narcolepsy in this week’s discussion. Narcolepsy is a disorder that involves sleep and has no control over falling asleep at any given time. People with this disorder tend to fall asleep and go right in to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. People without this disorder it would take them some time to reach that stage in their sleep cycle. Here are some of the criteria that will help you know if you have narcolepsy. A. Uncontrollable attacks
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OF PRESSURE ULCERS Prevention and Care of Pressure Ulcers NUSC 434 PREVENTION AND CARE OF PRESSURE ULCERS Pressure ulcers are a commonly seen problem among elderly hospitalized patients. Despite new findings about the causes and approaches to treatment‚ the incidence of these wounds is still increasing. Scott‚ Gibran‚ Engrav‚ Mack and Rivara (2006) revealed that during the thirteen years of their study‚ the incidence of pressure ulcer development has more than doubled. As our elderly population
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