Case Study Of Rick Hess

Rick Hess was diagnosed with diabetes in his early 40s. When he was in medical school, he participated in a study that analyzed insulin. His results were low and a little out of the normal levels. However, if he would have known more about the results like they do now, it would have predicted he would have become diabetic. In addition to being a diabetic, Rick has also had to overcome cerebrovascular disease in his 70s. Rick Hess is now 76 years old. He attended the West Virginia University to become a pediatrician. He would later go to medical school to finish his training. Soon after medical school, he worked at Columbus Children's Hospital, and he then came to Bryan and worked at the Bryan Medical Group. He served in the Navy for two
He takes his medicine every day, and it is called insulin, which he has to take as a shot. It is important for him to exercise and watch his weight, which is harder because he is older. He has developed cerebrovascular disease which affects his motor skills and balance. He has to be careful when he goes up and down the stairs, and he gets help from people such as his wife. She makes the meals and watches his weight and what he eats. She also keeps him in order and helps him in general. His doctors also played a big role in monitoring his health. He goes in every so often and gets his blood sugar tested as well as to go in for his cerebrovascular disease. Even though he struggles with balance and memory from this disease and has some limitations in his daily routine, he manages his way around fairly well. Cerebrovascular disease is a very serious disease and can cause a stroke very easily, so what is
With his condition, not many people have been able to physically see that he has a disease. Because people don’t notice his disease, they have really not judged him unfairly. They think of him as a normal person just like they are. A lot of people probably wouldn't even know he had it. As far as his Cerebrovascular disease, people would see him as aging because he is slower, and his balance isn’t as good as it used to be. Otherwise, he is viewed the same as everybody else at his age.
He wishes he didn’t have diabetes, and he wishes now that he would have tried to keep his weight down and focused on a healthy lifestyle when he was younger. Even though his memory isn’t the best, Rick still feels like he is pretty normal when he hangs out with friends.Others may have it worse. Rick Hess said, “I was in at the doctor's for some rehab and I saw this guy with some oxygen in a wheelchair.” He is glad that he is not like that and says that people have it worse compared to him so he counts his blessings every day.
He doesn’t have as many future plans. He is already retired and aging. Other than his family nothing is changing his lifestyle right now. Rick Hess was diagnosed with diabetes and Cerebrovascular disease and has an educational story to tell. He has learned to live with it and overcome