Diabetes Mellitus By Shane O’Shaughnessy Contents Page 1: Description of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Page 2: Type 1 Diabetes Page 3: Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Page 4: Type 2 Diabetes and Symptoms Page 5: Aims of Treatment Page 6: Medication What is diabetes mellitus? The term ‘diabetes’ means excessive urination and the word ‘mellitus’ means honey. Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack‚ or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone – a substance
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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) Type 2 An endocrine disorder is a medical condition that causes a hormonal imbalance. When an endocrine gland functions abnormally‚ producing either too much of a specific hormone (hyperfunction) or too little (hypofunction)‚ the hormonal imbalance can cause various complications in the body. The major glands of the endocrine system are the pituitary‚ thyroid‚ parathyroid‚ adrenal‚ and pancreas. One of the common endocrine disorders is diabetes. According to
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Type II diabetes: obesity and overweight Monica Davila DeVry Type II diabetes: obesity and overweight Diabetes has become a widespread epidemic‚ primarily because of the increasing prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is an endocrine disease in which the body has either a shortage of insulin or a decrease ability to use insulin or both. Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose to enter the cells and be converted into energy. Diabetes can be characterized as a prevailing‚ incapacitating
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needed in both types 1and 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes only occurs in women who are pregnant in there 3rd trimester. Type 1 diabetes is common in children and type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in adults. Type 1 diabetes is something you can be born with. Moreover‚ due to physical inactivity and diet‚ these types of diabetes can occur over a lifespan‚ no matter what age. Type 2 diabetes is more common in the older adult population. The difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes is the secretion on insulin
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Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus HOME Who am I? Interesting Articles Helpful Hints & Links Publication Guidelines Advertising Info Contacting Me Visit me at work at Lehigh Valley Wellness Center by Louise Diehl‚ RN‚ MSN‚ ND‚ CCRN‚ ACNS-BC‚ NP-C Nurse Practitioner - Owner Doctor of Naturopathy Lehigh Valley Wellness Center Before you begin your teaching plan be sure to define the characteristics of the clinical site and patient population. The teaching plan
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References 1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care. 2011;34 Suppl 1:S11-S61. [PubMed] 2. Eisenbarth GS‚ Polonsky KS‚ Buse JB. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM‚ Melmed S‚ Polonsky KS‚ Larsen PR.Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia‚ Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 31. 3. Pignone M‚ Alberts MJ‚ colwell JA‚ Cushman M‚ Inzucchi SE‚ Mukherjee D‚ et al. Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular
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Diabetes Diabetes is a disease that approximately affects three hundred and forty- six million people around the world; the sheer number of people living with this disease is alarming. It would be wonderful if the general public was more informed over diabetes‚ such as how one becomes diabetic‚ in what manner one may be able to prevent the disease‚ and living a healthy life with diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic Disease meaning that the ailment will last at least three months‚ and does not magically
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Cushing syndrome and diabetes insipidus‚ which are Pituitary gland diseases. Then I start reading and found out that‚ Pituitary gland is a tiny organ the size of a pea found at the base of the brain behind your nose and between your ears. Pituitary gland produces a number of hormones or chemicals
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Education: Key to Managing Diabetes Nebraska Wesleyan University Abstract Diabetes is a chronic condition prevalent in the United States. Failure to manage the disease is costly in that it can cause individuals to have increased comorbidities‚ reduced life expectancy‚ and extreme financial burdens. Educating the population enables individuals to avoid these pitfalls. Differing methods of education have been investigated and show promise of improved disease management. These methods include
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Obesity is a leading cause of Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes raises the risk of kidney failure‚ blindness‚ stroke and heart disease. If untreated‚ diabetes may even result in the loss of a limb. In today’s modern society‚ more children are being exposed to an increased risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes than ever before. The changes in technology‚ population growth and economy have had a large effect on their lives and ability to
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