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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Diabetes‚ what is it? Diabetes is defined by Wikipedia “as a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the body does not produce enough insulin‚ or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.” Diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease that affects over 8 percent of the American population‚ however‚ with diet‚ exercise and medication‚ it is controllable and patients can live a long meaningful life with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes
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What is diabetes Incidence Type 1 dibetes accounts for around 10-15% of diagnosed diabetes‚ with the estimated increase in Europe being 4% per year (2004). The difference in incidence is vast with the high frequency in finland and Sweden and low frequency in china. It is thought theat the variation in incidence is due to environmental factors in each country and genetic factors in dierent races. Causes Although it is unknow what exactly triggers the autoimmune reaction‚ evidence suggests
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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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Understanding the care and management of Diabetes Level 2 UNIT 1 Assessment 1.1 Understand the function of glucose in the blood 1) 1.1 Explain what ‘blood glucose’ is: Blood glucose is glucose in the blood stream. Glucose comes from eating and digesting carbohydrates. 2) 1.2 Describe the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates: Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion are known as simple carbohydrates because they rapidly release glucose into the blood stream. Carbohydrates
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Diabetes‚ Minority Status‚ and the African American and Hispanic American Communities Diabetes‚ Minority Status‚ and the African American and Hispanic American Communities In March of 2003‚ a bill known as the "Minority Population Diabetes Prevention and Control Act of 2003" was introduced to Congress‚ and then referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. According to this bill’s findings‚ "minority populations‚ including African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Native Americans‚ and Asians‚ have
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that I was always thirsty and in need of a drink. After a while my mother decided to take me to the doctor’s office‚ where they did some blood testing to hopefully determine what was wrong with me. The results came back‚ and they said that I had Type 1 Diabetes. The immediately took me to the hospital‚ Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh‚ where I was hooked up to an IV and stayed in the emergency room for an entire week. What happened would be something that changed my life from that moment forward.
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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 is a chronic disease in which there are high or low level of sugars in the blood. There are 2 type of diabetes. Type I and Type II. Diabetes can often times go undiagnosed because its symptoms are so common and unnoticeable that it doesn’t cross people’s mind. But it is important to pay close attention to any changes you have because if the faster the detection of diabetes the better. If a patient has recently been diagnosed with diabetes it is very important to go to your diabetes doctor
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