he is always there enlightening our minds for whatever decision we take into this requirement. Also‚ we would thank him for the courage‚ strength and capabilities he gave us to come up with this final paper. Thank you so much lord. INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by altered glucose regulation and utilization usually resulting from insufficient or ineffective
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Justin has diabetes and depression. He was diagnosed with type two diabetes when he was 15 years old. Type two diabetes is aggravated by an unhealthy lifestyle with unhealthy eating and little to no exercise (Newsweek 2000‚ pg. 47). This is evident in his childhood as his parents and one sister have type 2 diabetes. Diabetes has been known to affect or cause depression (Gregory & Brown 2000‚ pg. 63). Throughout high school‚ Justin has suffered bullying because of his culture ad background. Risk factors
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University of Phoenix Material Diabetes Chronically Diseases Outline I. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of the metabolic and endocrine system. A. Cause 1. Type 1-diabetes occurs when the body own immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (called beta cells). 2. Type 2-either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. B. Risk factors 1. Type 1 a. People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose
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DIABETES; A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH 2486 WORDS CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION PAGE 2 DISCUSSION PAGE 2 CONCLUSION PAGE 8 REFERENCES PAGE 9 ARTICLES ACCESSED ONLINE PAGE 12 APPENDIX 1 SCENARIO PAGE 13 APPENDIX 2 ‘EATWELL PLATE’ PAGE 14 Introduction Lavinia had suffered a relapse in her mental health and had been using illicit drugs and alcohol to combat the disturbing positive symptoms of her
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Expanded Rolf of Diabetes Self-Management Education Daly‚ A.‚ Kulkarni‚ K.‚ & Boucher‚ J. (2001). The new credential: Advanced diabetes management. American Dietetic Association.Journal of the American Dietetic Association‚ 101(8)‚ 940-3. The authors Daly‚ Kulkarni and Boucher (2001) provide a historical review of the education‚ experience and certification process for diabetes educators. The review provides insight for the progression of single practice to the expanded role of nurse diabetes educators
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The Relationship between Obesity and Diabetes Melissa Westfall COM155 09/22/2013 Paul Howell The Relationship between Obesity and Diabetes Diabetes and obesity are two different chronic diseases; however‚ they share many similarities that link them together. Some Similarities are characterized by genetics‚ depression‚ and medication‚ just to name a few. Enough information can be found on both diseases to pull them together‚ but
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Diabetes Mellitus The main function of insulin is to maintain blood glucose homeostasis‚ Insulin also controls the transport of glucose from the bloodstream into the muscle and fat cells. The effect that insulin has on cells is that when blood glucose rises the pancreas respond by secreting into the bloodstream thus Insulin moves glucose from the blood into the cells. When insulin is not there or it doesn’t work blood glucose regulation fails and blood glucose levels rise so this shows that blood
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Types of Reasoning Reasoning is the process of inferring conclusions from premises. The premises may be in the form of any of the various types of evidence; they may be stated as propositions; or they may be statements of conclusions reached through prior reasoning. Thus advocates use the premises they have previously established or asserted‚ and by a process of reasoning‚ they try to establish something new—a conclusion they want their audience to accept. If the audience perceives the premises
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes is a chronic‚ genetically determined‚ debilitating disease that affects every organ system. There are two major types of diabetes: Type I and Type II. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)‚ is caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing cells of the pancreas and is usually‚ but not always diagnosed in childhood. People with type I diabetes must take insulin shots in order to survive. Type II diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes
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Economic effects of diabetes on the elderly Diabetes has been described‚ by doctors‚ as a metabolic disease in which the patient has high blood glucose (blood sugar)‚ either because insulin production is inadequate‚ or because the body ’s cells do not respond properly to insulin. The overall management of diabetes for older adults would be the same as management for younger adults. Nutritional management is essential for older adults primarily to control malnutrition
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