Diabetes

In the questionnaire attached to this document, we are able to recognize the signs and symptoms that my case study receives and we can then compare it against the signs and symptoms the NHS believe people receive when they have diabetes. My case study explains that she has suffered with diabetes for quite some years and was diagnosed in 2004 a year after moving to the UK from Antigua. She explains the changes she had to make in order to reduce the symptoms of her diabetes and how she has managed in keeping up the lifestyle changes. She suffers from other illnesses also and some of the lifestyle changes have helped to reduce symptoms of the other illnesses also.

Diabetes is caused by you having too much glucose in the blood. The blood glucose levels are regulated by the hormone insulin. My case study has Type 2 diabetes and the following information tells us how she may deal with it.
Insulin is needed for moving glucose out of the blood and into the cells where it is broken down and used to produce energy.
There are many different types of diabetes including:

TYPE 1
(IDDM – Insulin Dependent Diabetes)

This is when the body produces little or no insulin because the immune system attacks the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. A lack of insulin causes the blood glucose level to become too high and the person to have a HYPERGLYCAEMIC attack. A HYPOGLYCAEMIC attack happens if the blood levels are too low i.e. too much insulin has been taken.

TYPE 2
(NIDDM - Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes)

This is when the body doesn't make enough insulin or cannot use it properly. This type is often linked with obesity and occurs mostly in people over the age of 40. It is usually controlled by making lifestyle changes although some people may need to take tablets or insulin as well.

GESTATIONAL DIABETES
(Found during pregnancy)

When pregnant,