ABOUT DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic‚ lifelong condition that affects your body’s ability to use the energy found in food. There are three major types of diabetes: types 1 diabetes ‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and gestational diabetes. All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common. Normally‚ your body breaks down the sugars and carbohydrates you eat into a special sugar called glucose. Glucose fuels the cells in your body. But the cells need insulin‚ a hormone
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Diabetes Education And The Increase In Diabetes Diabetes is becoming a worldwide epidemic. It is one of the biggest health challenges that the United Kingdom (UK) is facing today with one person being diagnosed with diabetes every 3 minutes (Diabetes UK‚ 2009). The latest data indicates that there are now 2.8 million of people with diabetes in UK and nine out of ten people diagnosed with diabetes are Type 2 diabetes (2.5 millions). According to health experts‚ UK is now facing a huge public health
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How Cancer Cells Differ From Normal‚ Healthy Cells Cancer cells are very different from healthy cells. Healthy cells grow and divide like they are suppose to‚ whereas cancer cells do not grow and divide in a healthy way. So instead of acting in healthy ways as the body needs to function the cells begin to grow in unhealthy ways and affect all other cells. (http://biology.about.com/od/cellbiology/ss/normal-cells-cancer-cells.htm) There are many things that can happen to us that can cause our healthy
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CASE STUDY 01 (POSTPARTUM) Assessment A 1‚000 ml bag of Lactated Ringer’s solution containing 10 units of Pitocin (oxytocin) is infusing via an 18 g peripheral IV in the left forearm at 125 ml per hour‚ with 300 ml remaining in the bag. The IV is patent‚ without redness or swelling‚ and can be discontinued when this bag’s infusion is complete. 1. Prior to discontinuing the IV Pitocin (oxytocin)‚ which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? [pic]A) Vital signs. [pic]B)
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consciousness. Eczema sufferers have acute flare-ups or relapses of their chronic disease that can be annoying‚ itchy‚ and very uncomfortable. HOW DO YOU GET ECZEMA? Eczema is not a contagious skin disease‚ but it does effect around 1 in 10 people. Its causes aren’t fully understood yet‚ but eczema seems to occur in people with family or personal history of allergic asthma‚ rhinitis‚ conjunctivitis‚ food allergies‚ icthyosis vulgaris‚ and keratosis pilaris. Eczema has always seemed to be a genetic skin disease
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Diabetes in the United States Outline I) History of Diabetes and Insulin II) What is Diabetes? A. What it is B. Major functions of insulin III) Types of Diabetes A. Type 1 B. Type 2 IV) Cause of Diabetes A. Hereditary B. Stress C. Obesity V) Complications A) Acute complications 1. Diabetic Coma 2. Insulin reaction B) Chronic complications 1. Retinopathy 2. Kidney Disease 3. Nervous system disease VI) Treatments 1. Insulin 2. Insulin pump 3. Transplants a) Pancreas
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Gestational Diabetes The clinic RN reviews Amanda’s prenatal record prior to performing a nursing assessment. Amanda has given birth twice‚ once at 35-weeks (twins) and once at 39-weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive and well. She has had one spontaneous abortion at 9-weeks gestation. 1. How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3. B) 3-1-1-1-2. C) 4-1-1-1-3. D) 4-2-1-0-2. Correct answer(s): C The nurse notes that
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What happens in diabetes? Lack of insulin or a resistance to insulin is known to have major metabolic effects. Food powers our bodies. When we eat food‚ most digestable carbohydrates are converted into glucose and rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream. We use this glucose for energy. However these carbohydrates cannot be utilized effectively and excess glucose cannot be stored in the liver. The glucose level in the blood increases but the cells of the body will be lacking of glucose and energy.
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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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I attended a jazz concert at a theater. The audience was extremely respectful and encouraging towards the musicians. They clapped after every performance and particularly after every single solo. I did not notice this until the director thanked the audience for that. I thought that was such a sweet gesture. The atmosphere was great. Even though this was a university concert‚ it was as if I was attending a formal one. The first piece‚ Hard Sock Dance by Quincy Jones and Earnest Bailey reflected the
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