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    Diabetes Mellitus By Shane O’Shaughnessy Contents Page 1: Description of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Page 2: Type 1 Diabetes Page 3: Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes Page 4: Type 2 Diabetes and Symptoms Page 5: Aims of Treatment Page 6: Medication What is diabetes mellitus? The term ‘diabetes’ means excessive urination and the word ‘mellitus’ means honey. Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition caused by a lack‚ or insufficiency of insulin. Insulin is a hormone – a substance

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    DIABETES MELLITUS * Chronic multisystem dz ‚ abnormal insulin production / impaired utilization * Disorder of glucose metabolism related to absent/ insuff insulin supply or poor utilization of inslin that’s available * 7th leading cause of death * leading cause of blindness‚ ESRD‚ lower limb amputation * contributing factor for heart dz/ stroke risk 2-4 x higher than without DM * INSULIN – hormone produced by cells in islets of Langerhans of pancreas. Normal – continously

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    What impact has this year had on me This year has had a mostly negative impact on me. My home situation is full of arguments and punishment. My schoolwork is getting better after the hard hit at the beginning of the year‚ but it could use improvement. And miscellaneous activities have not been correct‚ or even smart. This year was probably the worst out of all of my high school years. My home life started out okay‚ but turned into a disastrous mishap. It was slowly rising‚ with me rising with

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    Sherman Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Essentially the same disease‚ Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes share many different attributes as to when and how a person is diagnosed and methods of treating the disease. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have some similarities in the way they are treated and diagnosed as well as some differences in treatment and diagnosis. Type 1 diabetes is the less common of the two and is generally diagnosed in younger and type 2 diabetes is diagnosed at any age and has different

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    Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus Bonny York Jacksonville University Nursing 342 October 10 2011 Teaching Plan for Diabetes Mellitus 1 The Identified Learning Need Patients with diabetes have very comprhensive learning needs. The learning needs are focused on managing their glucose levels and preventing complications of diabetes. Learning needs

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    Outline Thesis Statement: Doctors and scientist think diabetes may be caused by viruses‚ a body’s abnormal immune response‚ and over eating. I. Types of Viruses that causes Diabetes: a. Enteric virus b. Coxsackie virus c. Epstein-Barr virus d. Cytomegalovirus e. herpes virus f. Mumps g. German measles I. Abnormal Immune Response like: a. Slow healing of cuts and wounds b. Excessive thirst c. Excessive hunger d. Frequent urination e. Lack

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    Managing and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in which the body’s capacity to make use of glucose‚ fat and protein is disturbed due to insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. It is a hormone secreted from pancreas that helps glucose from food to enter the body ’s cells where it is transformed into energy required by muscles and tissues to function. Diabetes is caused either because the pancreas does not secrete

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    For the purpose of this essay I will explore the aspects of Type I diabetes mellitus and the effect it has upon a woman and her midwife during the antenatal period. The question I intend to explore and answer is: “What is the role of the midwife in the management of the woman whose pregnancy is complicated by Type I diabetes?” The rationale for concentrating on this question is to address issues and concerns raised during a recent placement in an antenatal clinical setting. I intend to explore

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    Type One and Type Two Diabetes Type one diabetes is a life threatening disease with no cure known‚ but only treatment to help maintain a normal life. The exact origin of type one diabetes is not known and no known way to prevent the disease from occurring. Many signs are known to help catch the diabetes early on before it becomes life threatening. Some common symptoms are constant hunger‚ weight loss‚ increased thirst‚ and urinating frequently. Type two diabetes is also a life threatening disease

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    Participant 1 would be Pre- Diabetic. Participant 2 would be normal. Participant 3 would be normal. 5. Explain the physiological time course of what is happening during the GTT. During the GTT glucose beings to increase as time increases. Generally‚ the glucose may be lower during the beginning portion. Around the 15-30 minute mark‚ there you will see a spike in glucose. As the time increases‚ the pancreas will secret insulin and bind to the insulin receptors. During the 45-60 minute mark the glucose

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