Type II Diabetes Mellitus among African Americans Type II Diabetes Mellitus is an adult-onset diabetes that affects 90% of the diabetes patients. It is when the body does not recognize the insulin being produced by the pancreas‚ or not enough is produced. Insulin is a hormone that causes different cells to take up glucose for energy. Resistance to insulin causes the build up of glucose in the blood‚ which causes improper functions of cells and blood circulation‚ damage to nerves and blood
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A child’s addiction to Nicotine. Nicotine is a toxic colorless or yellowish oily liquid ‚ which is the chief active constituent of tobacco. It also acts as a stimulant in small doses ‚ but in larger amounts it blocks the autonomic nerve and skeletal muscle cells. The autonomic nerve is the part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed‚ such as breathing‚ the heartbeat‚ and digestive processes. Addiction is a condition that results when a
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Treatment For Type 1 Diabetes” What Is Diabetes? Type-one diabetes is a severe disease that currently affects around 34.7million people worldwide. It is an auto-immune disease where the body’s immune system attacks the beta cells in the pancreas‚ these cells are the ones who produce the hormone; insulin. Insulin controls the special carrier proteins on a cells membrane and controls the amount of glucose that passes into the cell; this is responsible for your blood sugar level. Type-one diabetes is “characterized
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NRS 339L: Hyperglycemia Cindy Clair & Sara Scaggs Northern Kentucky University 1. Type 1 Diabetes: Formerly known as juvenile onset diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an immune-mediated disease. The body’s own T cells attack and destroy pancreatic beta (B) cells‚ which are the source of insulin. In addition‚ autoantibodies to the islet cells cause a reduction of 80-90% of normal B cell function before hyperglycemia and other manifestations occur. (Mosby‚ 2011)
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those with chronic lung disease or any severe illness or injury‚ such as severe head trauma‚ chest trauma‚ or shock. Other risk factors include diabetes‚ alcoholism‚ malnutrition‚ history of antibiotic or corticosteroid use‚ decreased levels of consciousness‚ immunosuppression‚ poor oral hygiene‚ and elevated gastric pH. Early ambulation after surgery‚ use of an incentive spirometer‚ and adequate fluid intake all promote respiratory health. Specific interventions to reach the second goal are the
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Nicotine and Drugs Affects a Fetus Nicotine and drugs can affect a fetus by entering into the bloodstream of the unborn child. While you are pregnant‚ almost everything you eat‚ drink or smoke passes through your body to your baby. That is why drugs taken during pregnancy can be harmful to your baby. The word "drugs" doesn’t only mean illegal drugs. It also means legal drugs and prescription and over-the-counter medicines. The use of alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and other drugs during pregnancy continues
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Nicotine and Reaction Time Introduction: Nicotine is a drug‚ nerve poison‚ sedative and also a stimulant. It is said to have stimulating and relaxing effects‚ but it depends on the dosage of nicotine. As it was mentioned above‚ Nicotine is both a stimulant and a sedative; this means that straight after you have ingested nicotine‚ it gives you an adrenaline rush and also helps you to relax afterwards i.e. crash. This means that if I conduct my experiment straight after the smokers have ingested nicotine
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Nicotine Addiction People start to smoke at an early age‚ usually during their teenage years. By the time they become adults‚ they are addicted and it may become difficult to quit. Many individuals smoke for different reasons‚ the image of fitting in or stress related issues are two explanations people perceive. The addiction is real and cigarette users do not realize the health effects tobacco will cause. Surgeon General C. Everette Koop reported that nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products
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only by my parents‚ but also by an experience that changed my life. One experience that clearly changed the responsibility I felt in my family was when my younger brother was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. My family and I‚ not only had to research this disease‚ but had to attend classes to learn about diabetes and how to care for my brother at home. Part of our education included learning the signs and symptoms of high and low blood sugars and how to treat my brother as needed. I also learned how
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At the young age of two I was diagnosed with a disease that did not have a cure. Luckily‚ I was spared the memory of being diagnosed‚ but I often wonder what it would be like if I had been diagnosed later in life. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes‚ an autoimmune disease that affects the body’s ability to manufacture a hormone called insulin. I have to prick my finger four times a day to get a blood sample to test my blood sugar‚ which wasn’t easy as a toddler at first‚ but eventually I became
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