The role of nurses in gestational diabetes. (DIABETES CARE)(Brief Article) Journal of Diabetes Nursing | May 1‚ 2003 | Assignment 2 Research studies‚ recently conducted in America‚ have found that diet and exercise play an important role in predisposing a woman for gestational diabetes (GD). This study compared the rate of insulin treatment and perinatal outcome in women with gestational diabetes under endocrinologist-based versus diabetes nurse-based metabolic management. A total of 244 participants
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definitions of Substance from both his ’Categories’ and ’Metaphysics‚ Book VIII’ To begin‚ a brief definition of both accounts should be described‚ but later‚ I will go over in greater specifics about his definition in ’Categories’ for a basic elucidation‚ providing examples throughout. Then‚ I will compare and contrast the two accounts. First‚ for Aristotle’s definitions of substance‚ there are two. One of the said definitions is written in ’Categories’. It states that a substance is neither
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people take substances? People abuse substances for many different reasons. Some people take substances because of peer pressure and think that they might be immune‚ others do it because they are stressed and need something to keep them away from their problems. Some people‚ specially teenagers take them just for a thrill or curiosity. The truth is‚ for whatever the reason people start taking substances‚ the outcome will be that the user will end up with a substance related disorder
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Micro-extraction of urine and/or stomach contents and analysis by TLC Abstract Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) is one of the oldest chromatographic techniques used for the identification of compounds and for determination of the presence of trace impurities. The aim of the experiment was to determine two unknown samples (X and Y) by comparing results to the known standard drugs‚ of which there was five‚ using a specific TLC method. The same technique was used for the determination of
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death rate from alcoholism‚ tuberculosis‚ and diabetes than any other racial or ethnic group. Recent studies by Indian health experts‚ "show that diabetes among Indian youth ages 15-19 has increased 54% since 1996 and 40% of Indian children are overweight" (White 1). Even though diabetes rates vary considerably among the Native American population‚ deaths caused from diabetes are 230 percent greater than the United States population as a whole. Diabetes is an increasing crisis among the Native American
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Substance Abuse and the Classroom How Drug and Alcohol Use Among Young People Impacts the Teaching Environment Abstract The issue of adolescent use of illicit drugs and alcohol has become more widespread over the last several decades than ever before. This paper explores the various areas of substance abuse as it effects young people today in Canada‚ primarily students. A brief history is addressed and statistics regarding substance use by
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Diabetes: The blood glucose concentration of the body is monitored and controlled by the Pancreas. The Pancreas produces the hormone insulin‚ which increases the body’s cells uptake of glucose from the blood. However; sometimes a person is unable to regulate the concentration of glucose in their blood because their Pancreas does not produce the right amount of insulin. This is called Diabetes. Causes of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes: Type 1 diabetes occurs by the pancreas not being able to produce
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Amanda Coffey Writing 123 June 10‚ 2009 Now What? Lessons To Be Learned From History About Youth Substance Abuse My topic in this research paper will talk about adolescent substance abuse in America. I chose this topic because I have a personal involvement and I desire to gain more insight on prevention and intervention. Dick Shaefer‚ a chaplain working with chemically dependent youth‚ points out that every parent today worries about substance abuse. Every teacher knows that some of his or
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Type 2 diabetes can be described a one of the most common forms of diabetes that exists today. It need to be understood that what happens to an individual when he suffers from type 2 diabetes is that he would not be able to produce enough insulin‚ which is needed for the body in order to be able to use sugar effectively‚ or perhaps his cells would ignore the insulin that his body is producing. It would help to remember the important fact that it is sugar that provides energy for the body‚ and unless
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Taylor Celestine September 6‚ 2012 Things I know about the economy is that it controls us and that it helps us with money and sometimes a better society. Economy is a big part of being successful and being successful can take you far in life. Bringing money in and helping with the world can get you money‚ better labor. A market based economy may be described as a spatially limited social network where goods and services are freely produced and exchanged according to demand and supply between
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