------------------------------------------------- Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes (or gestational diabetes mellitus‚ GDM) is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes generally has few symptoms and it is most commonly diagnosed byscreening during pregnancy. Diagnostic tests detect inappropriately high levels of glucose in blood samples. Gestational diabetes affects 3-10% of pregnancies‚ depending on the population
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Sour taste in Sweetness Diabetes mellitus or simply diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defect in the body ability’s to produce insulin. At least 16 million Americans suffer from diabetes‚ and the number has been increasing rapidly‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between 1990 and 1999‚ the prevalence of the disease jumped 41 percent nationwide. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Millions of Americans
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Assignment 2 Liberty University What is a research hypothesis? Define directional‚ nondirectional‚ and statistical/null hypothesis statements. A research hypothesis is a statement about two variables‚ independent and dependent‚ and their relationship with an expected outcome based on the research question which‚ if directional‚ will state the expected direction of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. If the research hypothesis is nondirectional it will not state
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The Coast of Diabetes Audience: Group of classmates General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To provide the audience with information about Diabetes and increase their knowledge. Introduction: -- Attention-getter: -- Qualifications/credibility: I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 11 months old. For the past 5 years I was making research on how to keep diabetes under control and avoid complications. -- Audience motivation/relevance: During my presentation I will give you
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INTRODUCTION: Diabetes plays a huge role in my family’s health history. It is not my mom or my dad or my brother who have it‚ but it still affects my life. My grandma‚ Sandy Soda‚ has diabetes. When I was little‚ I remember her pricking her finger and never knowing why. After my research‚ I now have a different perspective on what she goes through. My grandmother is a very strong woman and I look up to her because she never shows weakness. If you would look at my grandma‚ a person would never know
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Diabetic Emergencies Diabetic ketoacidosis ()()((D(KA) I. Definition: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis develops when your body is unable to produce enough insulin and an increase in insulin counter-regulatory hormones (catecholamines‚ cortisol‚ glucagon and growth hormone). Insulin normally plays a key role in helping sugar (glucose) — a major source of energy for
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Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of frequent urination‚ increased thirst and increased hunger. Management Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease‚ for which there is no known cure except in very specific situations. Management concentrates on keeping blood sugar levels as
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is not a single disease with a single cause. It is one of the chronic diseases that cannot be cured but can be controlled. It is happen due to a defect in the body’s ability to convert glucose to energy. When food is consumed‚ it is digested and converted into fats‚ protein or carbohydrates. Foods that affect blood sugars are called carbohydrates. When carbohydrates are digested they are converted into glucose. Individuals with diabetes should eat carbohydrates but must
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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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Generally speaking diabetes is not an uncommon disorder. In fact‚ Whiting et al (2011) states that diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in nearly all countries. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2. Fonseca (2006) defines type 2 diabetes mellitus as a disorder characterised by an insulin resistance followed by a progressive decline in β-cell function. Type 2 diabetics produce insulin but the target cells for insulin fail to respond‚ therefore blood glucose
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