Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes is a chronic‚ genetically determined‚ debilitating disease that affects every organ system. There are two major types of diabetes: Type I and Type II. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)‚ is caused by the autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing cells of the pancreas and is usually‚ but not always diagnosed in childhood. People with type I diabetes must take insulin shots in order to survive. Type II diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which the individual has high blood glucose levels as a result of the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin‚ or as a result of the cells in the body not responding to the insulin produced. The aim of this documentation is to outline the normal regulation of blood glucose levels in the body which includes the role of the hormone producing alpha cells and beta cells in regulating these levels‚ and the effect that the pathophysiology of diabetes
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TYPE 1 Diabetes Type 1 diabetes develops because the body’s immune system destroys beta cells in a part of the pancreas called the islet tissue. These beta cells produce insulin. So people with Type 1 diabetes can’t make their own insulin. Type 1 diabetes is what is known as a ’complex trait’‚ which means that mutations in several genes likely contribute to the disease. For example‚ it is now known that the insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (AiM1) locus on chromosome 6 may harbor at least one susceptibility
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TEACHING PLAN 1 DIABETES MELLITUS 1.The term “diabetes mellitus” refers to group of diseases that affect how body uses blood glucose‚ commonly called blood sugar. Glucose is vital to the health because it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up muscles and tissues. It’s brain’s main source of fuel. When a person eats‚ the sugar — or glucose — from digested food enters the bloodstream. Glucose then moves from the blood into the body’s cells with the help of insulin. Insulin
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Informative Speech- Type 1 (Juvenile) Diabetes My brother‚ Kaden‚ was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 14. The average child is diagnosed with Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes between the ages of 4 and 13. (Mayo Clinic‚ 2013) Type 1 Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas no longer produces the insulin that the body needs to survive. Insulin is a chemical made by the pancreas. Insulin helps the glucose from your blood reach your cells. When the glucose can’t reach your cells‚ it stays in
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Analysis The structure of the VA includes different divisions‚ from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Each one of the divisions has a different job in which it oversees throughout the organization. Their central offices are predominantly in Washington D.C.‚ although they do have some in Colorado‚ Texas‚ and Maryland. This does not include the many VA Medical Centers‚ Outpatient Clinics‚ Vet Centers‚ and Benefit Offices scattered throughout every
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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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themselves. In both “Just Like Her Mother” and Much Ado About Nothing‚ both stories show a concurring theme on public shaming and how it fabricates various doubts and impacts on people‚ therefore bringing a new image to many characters. There is a visible chronological order in both stories from the shame to the impact and reactions it brings and finally the eradication of the false images created onto the protagonists. Shame targeting is dominant in “Just Like Her Mother”‚
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DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS The relationship between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease has been extensively examined. It is clear from epidemiologic research that diabetes increases Periodontal Medicine • CHAPTER 13 237 the risk for and severity of periodontal diseases.59 The biologic mechanisms through which diabetes influences the periodontium are discussed in Chapter 12. The increased prevalence and severity of periodontitis commonly seen in patients with diabetes‚ especially
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Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus HOME Who am I? Interesting Articles Helpful Hints & Links Publication Guidelines Advertising Info Contacting Me Visit me at work at Lehigh Valley Wellness Center by Louise Diehl‚ RN‚ MSN‚ ND‚ CCRN‚ ACNS-BC‚ NP-C Nurse Practitioner - Owner Doctor of Naturopathy Lehigh Valley Wellness Center Before you begin your teaching plan be sure to define the characteristics of the clinical site and patient population. The teaching plan
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