1 TYPE 2 DIABETES Andrea Jimenez Sullivan University Pathophysiology with Pharmacology I-07 November 15‚ 2013 Type 2 Diabetes 2 Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder resulting from the body ’s inability to properly use insulin. This is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance means the body does not respond when insulin is present. This is the most
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obesity rates in relation to Type 2 Diabetes primarily in South Auckland. In this report I will find out whether the diverse ethnicities of South Auckland residents have any affect on Diabetes rates. I chose this question because I am interested in whether someone’s race can determine his or her risk of chronic disease. I also think this issue is important because South Auckland is so ethnically diverse that we need to know if race plays a part in obesity and diabetes risks. My report will focus
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characteristics for males and females. The difference between male and females are not due to their sex‚ but actually learned behavior from societies expectations. The basic behavioral differences between the sexes only become more obvious with age‚ due to the increase bias brought upon the children by the culture of the society they are in. If I had been born a boy I would have been raised to be a manly man. I would have rough house‚ get dirty‚ strive to be a leader‚ and lost my temper. I would have been
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Tad Sherman Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Essentially the same disease‚ Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes share many different attributes as to when and how a person is diagnosed and methods of treating the disease. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have some similarities in the way they are treated and diagnosed as well as some differences in treatment and diagnosis. Type 1 diabetes is the less common of the two and is generally diagnosed in younger and type 2 diabetes is diagnosed at any age and has different
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COMA Coma is classically defined as loss of mobility‚ sensation and consciousness with preservation of autonomic functions. Coma is caused by dysfunction of either or both the reticular activating system and cerebral cortex. The most common cause of coma are toxic\ metabolic de-arrangement‚ which are potentially treatable and reverersible. The big three are toxic/metabolic causes‚ trauma and stroke. CAUSES 1. Brain cancer 2. Concussion 3. Diabetes 4. Drug abuse 5. Encephalitis
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13‚000 youths are diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes every year. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas fails to secrete insulin. If not well managed‚ this condition can be fatal. Children and adolescents are of a particular concern because they are still in a psychosocial developmental stage that does not promote favorable behaviors towards the proper management of the disease. This paper is a review of the literature on closed-loop insulin delivery systems to evaluate whether
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In this report I will identify what information children should be given at schools about type 2 diabetes to reduce their chance of getting type 2 diabetes in the future. I have chosen this question because Type 2 diabetes is becoming a big concern in New Zealand as we have one of the highest rates in the world that has type 2 diabetes. Also‚ this ailment is a concern to me personally because my family has a blood line of type 2 Diabetes. In this report‚ I will be thoroughly explaining the ideas
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1. Which disease have you chosen? I have chosen Type 2 Diabetes for my PDH lifestyle and communicable diseases assignment. 2.Is this a lifestyle‚ genetic and communicable disease? How do you come to this conclusion? Diabetes type 2 is both a lifestyle and genetic disease. • Lifestyle- Diabetes type 2 is a Lifestyle disease because we can get it from not looking after ourselves. Many people in our society are becoming more and more obese and fat because they are not doing what’s right
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Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin‚ or unable to utilize insulin properly. It is often associated with adults over the age of 40‚ overweight and a family history of diabetes‚ but it is currently occurring among younger people. 1. Prevalence and incidence of Diabetes type 2 According to statistical records‚ an approximation of 18.2 million children and adults suffer from diabetes in the United States. This is equal to 6.3 percent of America’s population. Out of
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an individual diabetes. In 2012‚ 29.1 million Americans‚ or 9.3% of the population‚ had diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with high levels of glucose in the blood. You may ask‚ how does this happen? Well once we digest the food that we eat glucose enters the bloodstream. Which is also used for energy‚ our pancreas produces insulin. The insulin that is produced is used to help the glucose travel to the fat‚ liver and the muscles. If the body produces too much insulin then too much
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