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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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
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Type 2 diabetes is common within most people. Eating healthy and exercising are important in reducing the chance of getting diabetes. Even if people eat healthy and exercise daily‚ they might still get type 2 diabetes because it runs within the family. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why type 2 diabetes occurs within people‚ which foods we have to increase or limit‚ and how the healthcare provider will educate the patients that have that condition. People that have diabetes‚ tend
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ACSM POSITION STAND: TYPE 2 DIABETES & EXERCISE Albright et al.‚ 2000 • • Physical activity is an underutilised therapy Favourable changes in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity usually deteriorate within 72 h of the last exercise session: consequently‚ regular physical activity is imperative to sustain glucose-lowering effects and improved insulin sensitivity Individuals with type 2 diabetes should strive to achieve a minimum cumulative total of 1‚000 kcal per week from physical activities
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Introduction Type II Diabetes is a rapidly growing disease in our country. Unfortunately‚ many of us know at least one person who battles through this metabolic disease. I chose the article titled The sugar disease-understanding type 2 diabetes mellitus written by Georgina Casey to review and learn from. This article was found in the Continuing Professional Development +Nurses Journal published in March 2011. My grandmother has battled with this disease for many years and it has slowly progressed
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with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is chronic disease in which there is a high level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Without insulin‚ the glucose goes to bloodstream and instead of going in the cells which causes Hyperglycemia. Then the body can’t use the glucose which than results in Type 1 Diabetes. The exact reason for Type 1 Diabetes is unknown. Most usually auto immune disorder. With this disorder the immune system attacks the good healthy body tissue. With type 1 diabetes
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LP3.1 Assignment: Compare & Contrast Essay – Draft Diabetes: Type 1 vs. Type 2 Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the body does not produce enough insulin‚ or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. It is caused by very low insulin levels in one’s body‚ resistance to insulin‚ no insulin production or a combination of factors. Insulin is a hormone which is normally produced by the pancreas that works in
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease where people’s bodies cannot properly use the insulin that is produced in the pancreas. Historically‚ type 2 diabetes was only diagnosed in older adults‚ generally after the age of 45. It was previously believed that diabetes would only affect the older population as the disease was called “Adult Onset Diabetes”. However‚ in the modern world‚ there are a growing number of cases of younger people and children being diagnosed daily. Type 2 diabetes typically goes unnoticed
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As of today most adults and the elderly suffer from being diagnosed with a disease known as type-2 diabetes. The most common type of diabetes is type-2 diabetes and about 90-95% of the people with diabetes have type-2 diabetes. Type-2 diabetes is defined as a disorder in your metabolic system and is described as high blood sugar‚ lack of insulin‚ and resistant to insulin. This disease can also be received by it running through the family. Many people do not acknowledge this disease because it is
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making Type-2 Diabetes rampant in young patients‚ and allowing Cardiovascular Disease to become common for many bystanders. This is from the fact individuals are consuming fast
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