host from the action of self reactive lymphocytes. An organ-specific autoimmune disease involves gradual damage to cellular structures and is replaced by the compensating connective tissue which depletes the function of the gland/organ. Type 1 diabetes (TD1)‚ is an organ specific autoimmune disease characterize by distraction of the B cells located at the islets of langerham in pancreas resulting in a limited secretion of hormone. T1D sufferer’ s immune cells such as anti body T cell and CD8
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences. (Wolfsdorf et al: 2009) It is a chronic disease of carbohydrate‚ fat‚ and protein metabolism caused by the lack of insulin‚ which results from the marked and progressive inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin because of autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Type 1 DM can occur at any age. It occurs most commonly in juveniles but can also occur in adults‚ especially in those in their
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Running Head: DIABETES CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN Diabetes Case Management Plan: A Study on a Hospital-Based Program Diabetes Case Management Plan: A Study on a Hospital-Based Program Case management is a program‚ which has set guidelines for a patient’s specific care in a disease process. Case management’s goals are to provide high-risk patients with a continuum of care‚ improving the quality of life‚ and lowering costs for the patients for their specific disease. To reach these
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one’s‚ just like the weak one’s. Diabetes is recognized as being one of the world’s most common sickness running down from the family’s tree branch. Diabetes type 1‚ is an autoimmune disease which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the beta cells in the pancreas that makes insulin; people with this disease need to inject themselves with insulin in order for them not to die‚ and they should also balance their blood sugar and maintain with a diet. Type 1 diabetes has become a very popular disease
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Best Diabetes Medicines Diabetes is one of the leading diseases in the world today. Spreading like an epidemic‚ there are numerous reasons why a person can be affected with diabetes. Even adolescents are not being spared from the wrath of this deadly disease! However‚ every problem has a remedy‚ and diabetes is no exception. What is diabetes? Whenever we consume carbohydrates‚ present in food items like bread‚ rice and many other items‚ glucose is released into our bloodstream‚ providing
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Talking to a teenager about Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose‚ a sugar that is the body’s main source of fuel. Just as an iPod needs a battery‚ your body needs glucose to keep running. Here’s how it should work: 1.You eat. 2.Glucose from the food gets into your bloodstream. 3.Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. 4.Insulin helps the glucose get into the body’s cells. 5.Your body gets the energy it needs. The pancreas is a gland near your stomach
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1. Liver disease can occur due to diabetes & so can diabetes occur due to liver disease. The liver disease occurring due to diabetes‚ primarily type 2 diabetes is called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Type 2 diabetes is metabolic condition causing elevated blood glucose levels due to either the lack of production of insulin or the body’s inability to utilize insulin efficiently (PubMed‚ n.d). NAFLD or commonly called fatty liver‚ occurs due to impairment of the liver cells to effectively
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Diabetes: Evidence Based Diagnosis Tool Diabetes: Evidence Based Diagnosis Tool Diabetes is a major health concern in the United Stated affecting 29.1 millions or about 9.3% of the population with new diagnosis of 1.7 millions in 2012 (ADA‚ 2014). According to ADA‚ there are about 8.1 millions undiagnosed diabetic patients in the US. With this figure‚ it is important that we have a proper tool to diagnose diabetes accurately. This will help to devise a proper intervention if the disease
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Homeostasis Imbalances: Diabetes Jessica Garcia Human Anatomy & Physiology I Professor Garcia March 24th‚ 2014 Homeostasis Imbalances: Diabetes Homeostasis is regulation of every system and organ in the body. How does diabetes affect homeostasis? In homeostasis‚ if the blood glucose level begins to decline‚ the pancreas releases the hormone glucagon‚ which then stimulates cells to release glucose into the blood stream. Now when the
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Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes‚ either the pancreas does not make enough insulin (insulin is a hormone that helps glucose to enter cells) or muscle cells are unable to use insulin properly. As the result‚ a diabetic patient has very high blood sugar levels. When the sugar or glucose level is over 600 mg/dl‚ it’s dangerous to the diabetic’s health. Untreated diabetes affects the eyes‚ nerves‚ kidney‚ heart and blood vessels. Type 2 Diabetes is usually controlled
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