values. This happens only if the individual’s pancreas is functioning correctly. 6. In your own words‚ explain what insulin resistance is. Insulin resistance is the inability to produce insulin by the pancreas. The
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What is Type 1 Diabetes? This type of diabetes is where the pancreas‚ an organ in the human body‚ cannot produce insulin‚ a hormone. When insulin is not present‚ it is harder for the body to convert enough glucose to be used as energy. Lack of energy then makes it more difficult for the body to function fluidly and properly. Only about 5% of people with diabetes have Type 1‚ making it less common compared to the more prevalent Type 2 Diabetes. In addition‚ it is most often developed and diagnosed
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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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Chapter One: Literature Review 1.1 Introduction The worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes is skyrocketing alarmingly to epidemic proportions. According to King‚ Aubert and Herman (1998)‚ in the year 2000 there were 150 million people with type 2 diabetes worldwide‚ and this number is expected to double by 2025. This explosive increase in type 2 diabetes prevalence is also associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. (Dankner‚ Abdul-Ghani‚ Gerber‚ Chetit‚ Wainstein
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Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the levels of glucose in the blood are too high. Anna Foley is a newly diagnosed patient with diabetes mellitus type 1. It will be discussed how diabetes mellitus type 1 disrupts the normal control of blood glucose in the body‚ the presenting symptoms of someone who has been newly diagnosed with the condition‚ and the nursing care requirements and care plan will be outlined for Miss Foley. According to Australian Diabetes Council (2013)‚ type one diabetes
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Nursing Adults with Complex Needs Chronically ill adults’ educational needs on self-medication The patient chosen for this essay is a sixty year old man. This patient was one of the palliative care patients that the team of district nurses I was allocated to work with in my community placement care for. The patient has terminal liver cancer. The patient lives with his wife whom is his main carer. The district nurses had to visit him every day of the week. The patient had a syringe driver on situ
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Coronary Artery Disease “Acute coronary syndromes represent a spectrum of clinical conditions that are associated with acute myocardial ischemia” (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2011). Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is one of these clinical conditions that affect approximately 13 million people (Rimmerman‚ 2011). Because coronary diseases are the leading cause of death in men and women‚ nurses need to be involved in the care and education of people with or without CAD. Prevention is the best cure. Nurses
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anemia with vaso-occlusive crisis Nursing Diagnosis List 1. Impaired Comfort related to sickle cell anemia as evidenced by acute vaso-occlusive crisis. The patient’s pain should take precedence as the nursing diagnosis‚ because it is in all-encompassing factor that affects the client’s ability to function within the other areas of Maslow’s hierarchy of physiological needs‚ such as breathing and sleeping. The pain from the vaso-occlusion makes it difficult for the client to become comfortable enough to
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Type 2 diabetes is common within most people. Eating healthy and exercising are important in reducing the chance of getting diabetes. Even if people eat healthy and exercise daily‚ they might still get type 2 diabetes because it runs within the family. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why type 2 diabetes occurs within people‚ which foods we have to increase or limit‚ and how the healthcare provider will educate the patients that have that condition. People that have diabetes‚ tend
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nature of Adult Nursing means far more than just an academic course studied for a number of hours a week. It is undoubtedly an integral part of the society we operate in‚ as adult nurses are considered to be the backbone of the healthcare system as they promote health‚ prevent disease and help patients cope with their illness. For me there was no sudden intervention‚ no following in the footsteps of an admired parent or relative into healthcare but a progressive awareness that nursing would be the
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