Diabetes‚ in the modern world of technology and sedentary lifestyle‚ becomes one of the most common diseases a person can get. When blood sugar level rises high enough over an extended of time‚ this condition‚ when taken lightly‚ will lead to diabetes. If not given attention‚ this disease will eventually lead to a multitude of serious health problems. Heart failure‚ stroke‚ foot ulcers‚ eye damage‚ chronic kidney failure etc. are only a number of its serious complications when not treated with immediate
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Public Awareness of Diabetes Lynn A. Bailey HCA/240 August 21‚ 2011 Dr. Monica Reed‚ PhD‚ MPH Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people every year‚ and in most cases‚ this is a disease that is preventable. Increasing public awareness regarding risk factors and how this debilitating disease can be controlled and prevented may reduce the number of cases diagnosed each year. Throughout the years‚ scientists have developed a variety of treatment options and medications that are
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with Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is a condition characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that is first recognized during pregnancy. The condition occurs in approximately 4% of all pregnancies. What Causes Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy Almost all women have some degree of impaired glucose intolerance as a result of hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy. That means that their blood sugar may be higher than normal‚ but not high enough to have diabetes. During the later
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Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood is too high. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as sweets‚ rice‚ potatoes and bread. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of pancreatic beta cells‚ the cells in the body that make the hormone insulin. Insulin is required for people to get energy from food‚ therefore‚ people with type 1 diabetes must take multiple injections of insulin each day
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Diabetes; is it genetic or is it a social/environmental factor? The prevalence of diabetes in the UK. The prevalence of diabetes for all-age groups worldwide estimated for 2011 was 366 million and it is expected to affect 552 million people in 2030 (IDF‚ 2012). Diabetes prevalence is higher in men than women‚ but there are more women diagnosed with the disease than men (Wild el at.‚ 2004). The International Diabetes Federation (IDF‚ 2012) estimated that in 2011 the five countries with the largest
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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus “Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion‚ insulin action‚ or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage‚ dysfunction‚ and failure of different organs‚ especially the eyes‚ kidneys‚ nerves‚ heart‚ and blood vessels.” (Association‚ National Center for Biotechnology Information ‚ 2009‚ p. 1) “The cause of type 1 and
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o r and periodontitis e v i D e between DM P r a C t i C e Bidirectional relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease: State of the evidence linda d. Boyd*‚ rDH‚ rD‚ edD; lori giblin∆ ‚ rDH‚ ba; dianne Chadbourne¤‚ rDH‚ MDH ABSTRACT objective: the purpose of this review was to examine existing literature for evidence supporting the bidirectional relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and periodontal disease. Method: a search research related to DM and periodontal disease
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Kinesiology in the treatment of Diabetes Diabetes is a serious medical condition in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar in the blood because there is not enough insulin. There are two principal types of diabetes‚ type 1‚ where the body does not produce insulin‚ and type 2‚ where the body does not use insulin properly‚ and a third less common‚ gestational diabetes that occurs in pregnant women whose hormones create an insulin resistance ("Types of Diabetes | NIDDK."). Currently there is
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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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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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