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    Approximately two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with type one diabetes. That day single handedly changed my entire life. To this day I am not completely set on there this was a progression or a setback in my life. When I look at that day‚ It just astonishes me on how everything happened so fast. Everything about my life was changed in some way. While I told you my procedures‚ and how my diabetes works‚ I have yet to tell you of my diagnosis. All the signs to diagnose me ere present‚ but

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    is a 4th grader at Hendricks Elementary. Hannah has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which your child’s pancreas no longer produces the insulin your child needs to survive‚ and you’ll need to replace the missing insulin. Type 1 diabetes in children used to be known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children are increased thirst‚ extreme hunger‚ weight loss‚ fatigue‚ irritable

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    Summative Assignment – Diabetes Part 1: - Diabetes is a disease in which the body’s cells have an inability to absorb glucose due to either the pancreas not being able to generate insulin or the cells not reacting to the reduced amount of insulin being produced‚ these are diagnosed as type 1 and type 2 respectively. Carol is the case study being used‚ she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7 and she is also 6 weeks pregnant. As type one diabetes is an autoimmune disease the immune

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    Essay: Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 In today’s society‚ there are a number of chronic diseases and illnesses that affect the health and wellbeing of Australian’s each year. Diabetes Mellitus along with its complications create a significant impact on Australia’s health status as a whole (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010). Diabetes Mellitus has proven to be one of the contributing factors to other causes of morbidity and mortality‚ resulting in being named one of Australia’s National

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    BARRY UNIVERSITY Sonia Wallace-Doll Type 1 Diabetes BIO-342 Submitted to: Dr. Stephen Garramone 6 February 2017 Introduction Nearly‚ 1.25 million Americans do have type 1 diabetes‚ and the number is more likely to increase in the future. In fact‚ the majority of the patients are mostly children as well as young adults and that is why it was known as juvenile diabetes. Only about 5% of people that have diabetes will exhibit the presence of this form (Chiang et al.‚ 2014). More important

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    For the purpose of this essay I will explore the aspects of Type I diabetes mellitus and the effect it has upon a woman and her midwife during the antenatal period. The question I intend to explore and answer is: “What is the role of the midwife in the management of the woman whose pregnancy is complicated by Type I diabetes?” The rationale for concentrating on this question is to address issues and concerns raised during a recent placement in an antenatal clinical setting. I intend to explore

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    host from the action of self reactive lymphocytes. An organ-specific autoimmune disease involves gradual damage to cellular structures and is replaced by the compensating connective tissue which depletes the function of the gland/organ. Type 1 diabetes (TD1)‚ is an organ specific autoimmune disease characterize by distraction of the B cells located at the islets of langerham in pancreas resulting in a limited secretion of hormone. T1D sufferer’ s immune cells such as anti body T cell and

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    Introduction to Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion‚ or its action‚ or both. Diabetes mellitus‚ commonly referred to as diabetes was first identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine‚" and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine‚ hence the term sweet urine. Normally‚ blood

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    Diabetes 1. Edna has recently been diagnosed with diabetes‚ but her family still keep bringing in chocolate biscuits for her to eat. How would you deal with this? Speak to her family about the problems that could be caused by Edna eating chocolate biscuits regularly with her having diabetes. Maybe speak to her family about them buying her diabetic chocolate instead of normal chocolate biscuits. 2. What issues would you discuss with Edna? How eating chocolate biscuits could raise

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    19 January 2012 Disease Report: Type 1 Diabetes For over 2‚000‚ diabetes has been recognized throughout history and for a long time‚ people were unable to find a remedy or cure for it. Not until the 17th Century was it that people began sampling their urine to test their blood sugar. It was then in 1921 that a surgeon named Frederick Banting with an his assistant Charles Best came up with insulin and were eventually able to save a dying young boy with diabetes’ life. But even with our continuous

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