Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Endocrine Disorder 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 the article, classification of diabetes mellitus, (2013, September 12) there are two types of diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) 1 or “juvenile diabetes” which is common in small children between the ages of 10 to 14 years of and there is also diabetes mellitus (DM) 2 which is common in middle age people. Diabetes mellitus and other pancreatic gland disorders disrupt the production of several hormones, including insulin, that regulate metabolism and digestion. Insulin is essential to the absorption of glucose from the bloodstream into body cells for conversion into cellular energy. This essay will explain casual factors, clinical features, prognosis, therapeutic treatments and nursing care of patient with diabetes mellitus.
The article, ‘ prevention and management of diabetes’ (2013, September) elaborate that diabetes mellitus is a complex disorder of carbohydrate and protein metabolism that is primarily a result of a deficiency or complete lack of insulin secretion by the beta cells of the pancreas or resistance to insulin. It is characterized by hyperglycaemia and present with characteristics symptoms such as thirst, polyuria, glycosuria, blurring of vision and weight loss. In its most severe forms, ketoacidosis or a non-ketotic hyperosmolar state can develop and lead to stupor, coma, and in the absence of effective treatment, death. The diagnosis of confirmed by fasting plasma
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 the article, classification of diabetes mellitus, (2013, September 12) there are two types of diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) 1 or “juvenile diabetes” which is common in small children between the ages of 10 to 14 years of and there is also diabetes mellitus (DM) 2 which is common in middle age people. Diabetes mellitus and other pancreatic gland disorders disrupt the production of several hormones, including insulin, that regulate metabolism and digestion. Insulin is essential to the absorption of glucose from the bloodstream into body cells for conversion into cellular energy. This essay will explain casual factors, clinical features, prognosis, therapeutic treatments and nursing care of patient with diabetes mellitus.
The article, ‘ prevention and management of diabetes’ (2013, September) elaborate that diabetes mellitus is a complex disorder of carbohydrate and protein metabolism that is primarily a result of a deficiency or complete lack of insulin secretion by the beta cells of the pancreas or resistance to insulin. It is characterized by hyperglycaemia and present with characteristics symptoms such as thirst, polyuria, glycosuria, blurring of vision and weight loss. In its most severe forms, ketoacidosis or a non-ketotic hyperosmolar state can develop and lead to stupor, coma, and in the absence of effective treatment, death. The diagnosis of confirmed by fasting plasma