Type 2 Diabetes Development Type 2 Diabetes is still one of many major reasons behind death and health problems in the United States and likely‚ will become a greater health concern if current rates of obesity continue. There is convincing evidence from investigations with high risk groups that weight loss‚ healthy diet‚ and physical activity can delay or even prevent the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise due to lifestyle variables such as poor dietary choices and physical
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Diabetes is a condition in which the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly. The hormone insulin is needed to allow glucose to pass into the body cells to provide energy. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as bread‚ rice‚ potatoes‚ chapattis‚ yams and plantain‚ from sugar and other sweet foods. Glucose is also stored and released from the liver. Type 2 diabetes develops when the body can still make some insulin‚ but not enough
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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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Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes‚ either the pancreas does not make enough insulin (insulin is a hormone that helps glucose to enter cells) or muscle cells are unable to use insulin properly. As the result‚ a diabetic patient has very high blood sugar levels. When the sugar or glucose level is over 600 mg/dl‚ it’s dangerous to the diabetic’s health. Untreated diabetes affects the eyes‚ nerves‚ kidney‚ heart and blood vessels. Type 2 Diabetes is usually controlled
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that I was always thirsty and in need of a drink. After a while my mother decided to take me to the doctor’s office‚ where they did some blood testing to hopefully determine what was wrong with me. The results came back‚ and they said that I had Type 1 Diabetes. The immediately took me to the hospital‚ Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh‚ where I was hooked up to an IV and stayed in the emergency room for an entire week. What happened would be something that changed my life from that moment forward.
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decreasing their prices‚ this then allowed people to want to buy more because of how cheap the food is leading to consequential health problems for individuals. From this an Obesity epidemic has occurred in the US and other parts of the world‚ 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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COMM107 Dr. Epkins Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: There is always someone or something that people are crazy for. This is a thing that people are craving for though out their lives and have always wanted it more. This is the redolent taste of sugar. Once the body gets exceed the amount of sugar that it can embrace‚ then here comes the diabetes. i. Class statistics: 55% of the classmate knows someone‚ either friends or family who lives with diabetes. ii. According to
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform audience of the signs you can look for and types of diabetes. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Show of hands. How many of you all have or know someone with Diabetes? B. Reason to Listen: According to the “2013 Fast Fact Sheet” from the American Diabetes Association‚ nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes‚ which is nearly 10% of the U.S. population. *exact facts are:
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Jenna Meneses COM 115 – Public Speaking Informative Speech Outline Topic: Diabetes Purpose: To inform my audience members about diabetes‚ the complications of diabetes‚ and what they can do to prevent diabetes from happening or how they can manage and maintain a healthy lifestyle if they are currently living with diabetes. Introduction I. Show of hands‚ how many of you know someone who has diabetes? Need/Connection II. According to the National Diabetes Report‚ 2014 from the centers for disease control
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Did you know that diabetes can cause severe health complications and even death? Well I didn’t quite know that until today. Over 29.1 people have diabetes‚ that’s about 1 out of every 11 person in this world. Having diabetes can be extremely dangerous‚ with that being said in the United States diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death. Some of the complications include blindness‚ heart disease‚ and kidney failure. If you experience frequent urination‚ excessive thirst‚ unexplained weight loss
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