should be given at schools about type 2 diabetes to reduce their chance of getting type 2 diabetes in the future. I have chosen this question because Type 2 diabetes is becoming a big concern in New Zealand as we have one of the highest rates in the world that has type 2 diabetes. Also‚ this ailment is a concern to me personally because my family has a blood line of type 2 Diabetes. In this report‚ I will be thoroughly explaining the ideas of: what type 2 diabetes are‚ how the numbers of children and
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Public Awareness of Diabetes Lynn A. Bailey HCA/240 August 21‚ 2011 Dr. Monica Reed‚ PhD‚ MPH Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people every year‚ and in most cases‚ this is a disease that is preventable. Increasing public awareness regarding risk factors and how this debilitating disease can be controlled and prevented may reduce the number of cases diagnosed each year. Throughout the years‚ scientists have developed a variety of treatment options and medications that are
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What happens in diabetes? Lack of insulin or a resistance to insulin is known to have major metabolic effects. Food powers our bodies. When we eat food‚ most digestable carbohydrates are converted into glucose and rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream. We use this glucose for energy. However these carbohydrates cannot be utilized effectively and excess glucose cannot be stored in the liver. The glucose level in the blood increases but the cells of the body will be lacking of glucose and energy.
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ABOUT DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic‚ lifelong condition that affects your body’s ability to use the energy found in food. There are three major types of diabetes: types 1 diabetes ‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes. All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common. Normally‚ your body breaks down the sugars and carbohydrates you eat into a special sugar called glucose. Glucose fuels the cells in your body. But the cells need insulin‚ a hormone
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Diabetes‚ a hereditary disease. Is diabetes a hereditary disease? For many decades‚ researchers have been looking for the answer to this question. Studies have shown that diabetes does run in the family. If you get diabetes as a child or later in life‚ you still had to have some genes that predisposed you to it. Studies have shown that even though this disease is hereditary‚ there are many causes of diabetes. There are two kinds of diabetes‚ each that is caused by different genes. Diabetes
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1 TYPE 2 DIABETES Andrea Jimenez Sullivan University Pathophysiology with Pharmacology I-07 November 15‚ 2013 Type 2 Diabetes 2 Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder resulting from the body ’s inability to properly use insulin. This is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance means the body does not respond when insulin is present. This is the most
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Short summary of Diabetes • Description of the disease • Risk factors for the disease • Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in America today. Approximately 225‚000 people die each year of diabetes complications. There are basically two types of diabetes. Type 1 is known as the childhood diabetes‚ but not necessarily limited to children. Type 1 diabetes is the more serious
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The Silent Killer: Diabetes Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death by disease. It is a chronic disease that has no cure. Therefore it comes to no surprise that this disease has acquired countless number of attentions. Unfortunately‚ 5.4 million people in the United State are unaware that they have this disease. Until they do‚ they have already developed life-threatening complications. This may include blindness‚ kidney diseases‚ nerves diseases‚ heart diseases‚ strokes‚ and amputations
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with Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is a condition characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that is first recognized during pregnancy. The condition occurs in approximately 4% of all pregnancies. What Causes Gestational Diabetes in Pregnancy Almost all women have some degree of impaired glucose intolerance as a result of hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy. That means that their blood sugar may be higher than normal‚ but not high enough to have diabetes. During the later
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was for developing diabetes. With diabetes‚ there are two different types‚ Type 1 and Type 2. The health risk assessment I took was for Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is where the level of sugar or glucose in the blood is abnormally high. Also the level of insulin can be low‚ normal‚ or high. The problem with this is that the body does not respond properly to the insulin; the body becomes partially resistant to the effects of insulin. Insulin resistance develops in type 2 diabetes long before the blood
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