Talking about diabetes in one thing. Talking about diabetes while it waits your doorstep is a whole other story. I live with a high risk of diabetes. Countless members of my family have been diagnosed with this disease and some have passed away because of it. Diabetes runs through both sides of my family. My paternal grandmother‚ my maternal grandfather‚ my maternal grandfather’s brothers‚ and my maternal grandmother’s older sister all suffer from the same disease. For all of them‚ the daily routine
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Insulin pumps send insulin through a small catheter continuously in small doses. This is places in a subcutaneous area and stays there for 2 or 3 days. The insulin pump is usually placed in the abdomen area or the buttocks. When it’s time for meals or snacks the patient can push a button which sends a bolus of insulin. This method is for patients who wants to have good control of the glucose levels and have a flexible lifestyle. Oral hypoglycemic medication is for patients who have type 2 diabetes
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences. (Wolfsdorf et al: 2009) It is a chronic disease of carbohydrate‚ fat‚ and protein metabolism caused by the lack of insulin‚ which results from the marked and progressive inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin because of autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Type 1 DM can occur at any age. It occurs most commonly in juveniles but can also occur in adults‚ especially in those in their
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the purpose of this essay I will explore the aspects of Type I diabetes mellitus and the effect it has upon a woman and her midwife during the antenatal period. The question I intend to explore and answer is: “What is the role of the midwife in the management of the woman whose pregnancy is complicated by Type I diabetes?” The rationale for concentrating on this question is to address issues and concerns raised during a recent placement in an antenatal clinical setting. I intend to explore the true
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About type 2 diabetes Around 2.6 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes. About nine in 10 of these people have type 2 diabetes. It usually affects people over the age of 40‚ but can develop at any age. People of African-Caribbean or South Asian origin are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. It usually affects them earlier in life‚ from about the age of 25. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more common‚ particularly in children. Type 2 diabetes develops when your body can’t produce
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beta cells. Beta cells control‚ store‚ and give off hormone insulin. Beta cells give off insulin when carbohydrates are eaten or when blood sugars are low. However‚ in a person with type 2 diabetes things are different. Beta cells in a person who is just developing diabetes discharge to much insulin causing them to grow. Soon after this happens the body shuts down the beta cells causing the body to become insulin resistant. Diabetes is a problem with your body that causes blood glucose (sugar)
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Medical Literature Review on a Case of Type 1 Diabetes Lindsay Chandler 3/23/2015 Abstract Type 1 diabetes a serious disease that requires lifelong monitoring and treatment. This paper first discusses the major risk factors associated with type 1 diabetes. Following this discussion is a description of an individual living with type 1 diabetes. Finally‚ the results from a literature review on type 1 diabetes are discussed. From this literature review‚ it was found that there are many modifiable factors
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In the past 20 years‚ Type 2 diabetes has been prevalent in the United States (Eckel ‚ Kahn‚ Ferranni‚ Goldfine‚ Nathan‚ Schwartz‚ & Smith‚ 201‚ p.1425). Diabetes is one of the most relevant health concerns in the U.S. Diabetes causes high rates of obesity‚ which may become part of a family’s history‚ and it can cause effects for later generations. Moreover‚ according to Amuta‚ Crosslin‚ Goodman‚ & Barry (2016)‚ children and siblings may share up to 50% of their DNA with each other and their parents
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corner and ask people if they know what insulin is‚ and many will reply‚ "Doesn’t it have something to do with blood sugar?" Indeed‚ that is correct‚ but such a response is a bit like saying "Mozart? Wasn’t he some kind of a musician?" Insulin is a key player in the control of intermediary metabolism. It has profound effects on both carbohydrate and lipid metabolism‚ and significant influences on protein and mineral metabolism. Consequently‚ derangements in insulin signaling have widespread and devastating
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What is the difference between Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2. We all know that Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2 caused when your body has high level of sugar (glucose) in your blood stream. I had research from the web sites and I found some descriptions of Diabetes type 1 and Diabetes type 2. First I will write down what I read about Diabetes type 1. (www.diabetesnerveStudy.com) If you have type 1 diabetes you are well aware of the importance of insulin replacement to manage your blood
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