Presentation Juvenile Diabetes (Type I) Impact of Juvenile Diabetes During Childhood and Adulthood • Will affect every aspect of a child ’s and adult’s life‚ with multiple lifestyle changes such as blood sugar checks‚ insulin administration‚ diet modifications‚ and daily exercise. • If blood sugar is not controlled (either too high or too low) it will have an effect on how a patient feels each day. • Because the body doesn’t produce any insulin (insulin dependence)‚ juvenile diabetes will continue into
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Community emergency preparedness refers to warnings and emergency evacuation plans in response to disasters. This paper will discuss [When writing an introduction‚ some approaches are best avoided. Avoid starting sentences with “The purpose of this essay is . . .” or “In this essay I will . . .” or any similar flat announcement of your intention or topic.] community emergency preparedness and response in a neighborhood community from episode five of
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Essay #1- Diabetes Diabetes is a disease the body undergoes when it is unable to produce any or enough insulin‚ due to a high level of glucose in the blood. According to the website diabetes.org‚ statistics show that‚ “diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 based on the 69‚071 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death.” Diabetes was discovered in 1889‚ later on various types of diabetes were identified and classified based
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characteristics place people at greater risk for diabetes. Nevertheless‚ many people remain unaware of the symptoms of diabetes until after the disease has begun to progress. Take the following quiz to help determine your risk for diabetes. If you answer yes to three or more of these questions‚ consider seeking medical advice. Yes No 1. Is there a history of diabetes in your family? 2. Do any of your primary relatives (parents‚ siblings‚ grandparents) have diabetes? 3. Are you overweight or obese
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DIABETES MELLITUS * Chronic multisystem dz ‚ abnormal insulin production / impaired utilization * Disorder of glucose metabolism related to absent/ insuff insulin supply or poor utilization of inslin that’s available * 7th leading cause of death * leading cause of blindness‚ ESRD‚ lower limb amputation * contributing factor for heart dz/ stroke risk 2-4 x higher than without DM * INSULIN – hormone produced by cells in islets of Langerhans of pancreas. Normal – continously
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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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Today the average five year old is learning how to ride a bike without their training wheels‚ but when I was five years old I was learning how to count carbohydrates. In the summer of 1999 I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just after turning five years old. As I grew older I found this disease harder to live with. All I wanted to do was fit in and look like all the young celebrities you see on T.V. and in magazines. That was not reality for me. In 2010 my dance school was invited to perform in
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus (DM) – “a chronic‚ progressive disease characterized by the body’s inability to metabolize carbohydrates‚ fats‚ and proteins‚ leading to hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose level)” (Black & Hawks‚ 2009‚ p. 1062) Epidemiology: Pathophysiology Overview According to Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System‚ “[i]n 2008/09‚ close to 2.4 million Canadians aged 1 yr and older were living w/ diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2)” making diabetes as one
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Type 1 diabetes You’ve just been told you have type 1 diabetes. What now? Managing type 1 diabetes is composed of a handful of elements: blood glucose control and insulin management‚ exercise‚ nutrition and support. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes means your pancreas is no longer capable of producing insulin. Through multiple daily injections with insulin pens or syringes or an insulin pump‚ it will be up to you to monitor your blood glucose levels and appropriately administer your insulin.
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GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NURSING PROGRAMS NUR 100 – PERSPECTIVES IN NURSING COURSE INFORMATION Title: NUR 100 Perspectives in Nursing Section: 2243 Credit Hours: 2 Class Times: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:15-2:15pm Class Dates: 8/25/14-10/13/14 CONTACT INFORMATION Michelle Olszewski RN‚ MSN Office location: 616 College Park Plaza Building Office Hours: Upon request Office Phone: 234-4483 E-Mail Address: molszews@grcc.edu (best way to reach
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