...Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes is a rising problem worldwide. Today there are 3.9 million people diagnosed with diabetes living in the UK. This statistic shows the severity of the problem. Diabetes splits into two types: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is genetic, meaning that the person is born with it, and type 2 (also known as diabetes mellitus) is developed over one’s lifetime (Type 2 Diabetes - Causes). Diabetes causes a disruption in the inner body balance therefore affecting homeostasis. People with diabetes have issues with blood sugar level. Either their body doesn’t react to insulin or their body doesn’t produce insulin. However, there are a few ways of treating this disease. It not only has an effect on the health of the population, but it also causes a great expense to the economy (General Diabetes Facts and Information). Diabetes is a permanent illness, which causes the diabetic’s blood sugar level to become too high (Type 2 Diabetes - Causes). So there is no cure for it can only be treated. People suffering from type 2 diabetes have insulin resistance, which means that their pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin, or the body doesn’t produce enough insulin. As shown in Figure 1 (General Diabetes Facts and Information). The pancreas is large gland behind the stomach and its job is to produce the hormone insulin. The job of insulin is to move glucose from the blood into the cells, where it gets converted into energy (Type 2 Diabetes - Causes). In the UK, 1 in 16 people...
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...Diabetes mellitus is one of the fastest growing disease around the world, according to the World Health Organization, there are nearly 422 million adults developed diabetes and 2.6 million deaths directly attributed to diabetes (WHO, Global Report on Diabetes, 2018). In Australia, there was about 930,000 people had diabetes, T2DM increases at a faster rate than heart disease and cancer, and accounts for 85% of all diabetes and is increasing. (Diabetes in Australia, 2018). At same time, T2DM contributes a significant cost to Australian health care system, total annual expenditure impact of diabetes in Australia estimated at $14.6 billion (Diabetes in Australia, 2018), hence, identifying interventions to reduce effect of T2DM on the patients...
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...faced a battle like no other: the fight against chronic diseases. The burden of chronic diseases, particularly Type 2 Diabetes, has become especially prevalent as lifestyle shifts in poor diet and lack of physical activity are dominating urbanized communities.1 Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic condition that affects the way the body process blood sugar.2 In this condition, the body’s cells are resistant to hormone insulin, which is responsible for allowing glucose to enter the cells to be used for energy.2 As a result, the individual has high blood sugar, which can lead to health problems such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.2 In the United States, 29.1 million adults are living with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes.2 However, adults are not the only population affected by this disease; 208,000 children are currently living with diagnosed diabetes.2 The prevalence for children diagnosed with Type 2...
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...cancer, or diabetes. In IIT we had to make a PowerPoint saying if we could make the world a better place, what would we do? We chose to research Type 1 diabetes, also known as Juvenile diabetes. Juvenile diabetes is often found in kids to young adults between the ages of 1 -20, but they can often be found in older people also. According to diabetes.org , about 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year, and only about 5% of the diabetic population have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death, with a total of 234,015 death certificates listing diabetes as the under laying or contributing cause of death in the United States in 2010. Along with the death rate, about 208,000 people under the age of 20 acquired diabetes. During our...
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...Clinical presentations Diabetes Mellitus and in our case type 2 diabetes often presents itself less dramatically in patients than many other conditions . This characteristic of the disease often results in patients overlooking their symptoms as they tend to develop gradually. Patients affected with diabetes mellitus type 2 may often exhibit the classic signs and symptoms for a longer duration as well as those with most commonly associated with hyperglycemia such as polyuria ,polydipsia and weight loss - which is more often seen in type 1 diabetics. Whilst type 2 diabetics less often experience vague manifestations of their condition such fatigue, weight gain and frequent vaginal yeast infections. Further development of the DMT2 often results in changes that influence both the visual and sensational systems within the body. We were able to detect our patient Mrs. X's clinical presentations after subjecting her to a general examination and special investigations which included taking a blood...
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...Are We to Blame For Obesity? Fast food is becoming a major issue world-wide causing problems and disease such as obesity, asthma and diabetes. Fast food has become an addiction to almost the entire nation but who is to blame? In the articles, “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko and “What You Eat Is Your Business” by Radley Balko two different viewpoints are expressed on fast food and what it does to the individual as well as the economy. In the articles both authors show their awareness of the problem at hand but point the finger at two very different groups of people using factual and statistical evidence as well as personal opinions. Although both arguments are very valid, David Zinkzenko’s essay provides the reader with a lot more than opinion. The title in every essay brings it to life. A spunky title will keep your audience yearning to read what the writer has to say, while a boring title will readers doped up on energy drinks to get through what the writer has to say. David Zinczenko’s title, “Don’t Blame the Eater” catches the reader’s eyes. The title as a whole has the audience asking questions about the “eater”, and who blames them? However, the title of the second article, “What You Eat Is Your Business”, by Radley Blanko comes off as arrogant and insensitive to the reader. An example of a less arrogant title would be, “All You Can Eat”, this title would be more pleasing to the reader allowing them to imagine an all you can eat buffet. As a reader, I take immediate...
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...shifts for seven days a week. Finding the time to incorporate a decent exercise isn’t even considered in the thoughts of a tired human body. With fast food restaurants located at every corner it’s a lot quicker to grab three Burger King combos for the family rather than finding time to go home and make a fresh cooked meal. The various factors of unhealthy living lead to multiple life threatening diseases; such as diabetes. Within this selected article they discuss why so many of us are getting diabetes. This article goes in depth about where diabetes comes from and the factors that we humans fail to follow to prevent such a disease. It shares stories of several individuals of various age groups that have diabetes. Then the article slowly moves into further detail as to what diabetes is and the daunting results from it. Despite the plain structure of the article the informative title and use of Aristotelian Rhetoric allow for Laura Randall to share a message effectively. Let’s begin with the title of the selection. The article is entitled “Why so Many of Us Are Getting Diabetes.” Taking a glance at this article it doesn’t grab the attention of the reader as there is no part of the title that pulls the reader into wanting to read more. Although using a question as the title of an article does have an effective purpose. It is written in straightforward manner that allows for the reader to know specifically what the article will be discussing. Once past the title we are then lead to the...
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...From TV to Reality Throughout, “Fed to the Streets” Courtney Moreno gives accounts of real life events as a paramedic. Moreno wrote this essay by putting headlines of topics she would be writing about and concentrate on the topic, for instance, under the heading “G.S.W” she focused on a gunshot wound patient. Television shows typically portray paramedics and medical personnel that seem happy, stress free, and healthy. However, in the story “Fed to the Streets” the author who is a paramedic gives the reality of her career drowning in tiredness, stress, and an unhealthy lifestyle. Exhausting, stressful, and unhealthy lifestyle is the reality of a paramedic or medical personnel. Throughout “Fed to the Streets” Moreno gives examples of her life by telling detailed stories of scenes she has experienced. She starts the essay off by describing a new rig and how it does not know what it is getting itself into. Then continues to write about her first time as a rookie, and how she fumbled on the scene of her first call. She goes on to write about a patient she tended to was complimenting her and how it made her wish she had a man to go home to. Moreno then writes about a guy with a gunshot wound and how the man that was shot in the head was still alive. She stated “For those of you who want to know, it looks exactly like the movies.” (272). Even though her partner thought otherwise she still tended to him. During her time as a paramedic she got scattered sleep, eat food that...
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...Photocopy) TASK 2: The essay should include 3-5 paragraphs. First one is introduction. Second, third or forth paragraphs should be the BODY- that includes the supporting paragraphs of THEME, and the last paragraph is conclusion. You should not state your sentences or ideas twice. Each body paragraph should comprise unique theme or topic. You may start the body paragraphs with Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly….or First of all, Secondly …if the 'Task 2' essay asks you to discuss on a particular subject or asks if you agree or disagree with the statement. DO NOT SHORTEN THE VERBS OF THE SENTENCES- Use: They have not- or he does not (DON’T write haven't or doesn't or isn't…) You do not need to start the first introductory paragraph with a linking word. You may use 'that' or 'which' in the middle of the introduction paragraph. You may use 'however' or 'although' in the middle of the conclusion paragraph. Of course you should use any conjunction or linking unit in the BODY paragraph. In your 'Task 2 Essay', you should use the following items sometimes for points and bonuses: a. Use LINKING DEVICES/WORDS that are: 'Although, However, Moreover, Furthermore, Besides, On the other hand, Therefore, Thus, In addition, Because of,such as…' b.Utilise Synonyms- e.g. Enormous- vast, barrier- Impediment, generous-benevolent, bolster- boost Use simple words like GOOD, BAD, BIG and NICE once c. Sometimes write sentences in PASSIVE VOICE that will beautify your essay. E.g. ACTIVE--James built...
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...Short Essay on Diabetes Essay on diabetes: Diabetes mellitus, commonly called as diabetes is a disease of metabolic disorder where the blood sugar levels tend to remain high either because insufficient insulin is produced in pancreas or because the cells not responding to the insulin produced. Frequent urination, increased thirst and increased hunger are most common early symptoms of this disease. There are three major forms of diabetes namely Type1, Type 2 and third form is known as gestational diabetes. Type1 and Type 2 were formerly known as insulin dependent and insulin non-dependent diabetes. In patients of Type1 diabetes, body fails to produce insulin and thus an insulin pump is required to inject it. In Type 2 diabetes, the cells are not able to use the insulin properly because of insulin resistance. Third form is when a pregnant woman develops a higher blood sugar level without having any previous history of diabetes. Diabetes has other forms too like congenital resulting from genetic defects in secreting insulin, cystic-fibrosis related, steroid diabetes and other monogenic forms of the disease. Patients diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes have to depend upon insulin injections for lifetime and have to undergo regular tests for blood glucose level with special diet to prevent sugar levels from increasing. Type 2 is the most common and prevalent form of diabetes around the world. Overweight or obese people have higher risks of developing Type2 diabetes. Increased abdominal...
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...Study Skills Essay I have chosen to study about Diabetes as I think it is important that everyone is aware of this disease. In the past year the amount of people diagnosed with Diabetes has risen to 2.8 million people, an increase of more than 150,000 people in a year. This means that one in twenty of the UK population now has Diabetes. (Diabetes UK, 2010). From my experience, working as a health care assistant on a ward in a local hospital trust, I have first hand knowledge that you could be caring for a number of patients with Diabetes at one time. In this essay I shall be exploring different methods of study skills for my chosen topic. For each study skill that I have chosen, I shall explain why that method was selected, what I found useful and what did not help in increasing my knowledge of this subject. I shall demonstrate how I used a learning styles questionnaire to determine what type of learner I am. I will do this by describing the questionnaire and I shall explain how I used the information to increase my learning. How I managed my time to study effectively around university and placement will also be discussed. To prepare myself for writing this essay, I decided to discover what my learning style was in a study skills guide recommended by the university. There were four different learning styles and to help you decide which one you were there was a list of the characteristics, learning strengths and the areas that the individual needed to develop...
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...UNIT 1 Special Note: The argumentative essay is a very useful test of a student’s ability to think logically. Argue: v. 1. to persuade someone to do or not do something. 2. to give the reasons for your opinion, idea, belief, etc. Argumentative: adj. someone who is argumentative often argues or like arguing. Argument: n. a set of reasons that show that something is true or untrue, right or wrong etc. When you have an opinion and try to convince your listener or reader to accept your opinion, you are agreeing with or disagreeing with something. For example: In an everyday situation, you may try to convince a friend to go somewhere or in a composition or speech class, the instructor may make an assignment in which you must support or oppose the use of nuclear energy to produce electricity. If you agree or disagree on an issue, you will want your reader or listener to accept your point of view. There are a few types of argumentative compositions such as: 1. Advantages and disadvantages 2. Expressing opinions/providing solutions to problems 3. Expressing arguments for and against a topic 4. Compare and contrast something or somebody PURPOSE of ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS * An argument follows when two groups disagree about something. * People can have different opinions and can offer reasons in support...
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... Course Title: Patient Pathways of Care in Adult Nursing 1 NURS 1442 Cohort: 9/13 PGT Leader: Debbie Dorsett Submission Date: 25th August 2015 Word Count: 3250 This essay will be exploring a patient pathway in a clinical environment. The pathway to be investigated is the national diabetes pathway from the National Institution for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which was published in February 2015 (NICE, 2015). I will also exploring local agendas and guidelines that are available from a local trust. I will be exploring one patient in particular, who cannot be named for confidentiality reasons, in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC, 2008) the code of conduct governing patient confidentiality, (NMC, 2008). Diabetes is growing in the United Kingdom (UK) at an alarming rate, (Diabetes UK, 2012). In 2010, evidence showed that approximately 3.1 million people in the UK aged over 16 years old have diabetes. By 2030, this figure is estimated to rise to 4.6 million, (National Health Service [NHS], 2014). It is important as an adult nurse, that I understand the pathway of diabetes as individuals with the condition are at risk of developing further health complications (Diabetes UK, 2012). This includes conditions such as heart disease, stroke and blindness (Diabetes UK, 2012a). A pathway is a “foreseen care placed in an appropriate time frame, written and agreed by a multidisciplinary team. It has locally agreed standards based on evidence where...
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...Summary The common-sense model of self-regulation of health and illness was developed in the 1980s by Howard Leventhal and his colleagues (Diefenbach & Leventhal, 1996). It was based on Leventhal’s research from the prior decade that studied the effect of fear in relation to health related behaviors. The theory has various titles such as the, Self Regulation Theory, Common Sense Model of Illness Representation or Leventhal’s Theory (Hale et al, 2007). For ease of communication it will be referred to as the Common Sense Model (CSM). It’s primary goal and function is to explain how a person processes an illness threat. The CSM is centered on the individual and his or her idea of health and illness. It works under the premise that the individual is “an active problem solver.” CSM also theories an individual’s representation of the illness will be the primary cause of their actions and behavior and the process of illness representation will lead the individual to make common sense health behaviors. (Diefenbach & Leventhal, 1996). Self-regulation is the processing of information by a patient regarding their health and the actions that an individual takes to return to a normal state of health. A stimuli such as a symptom of an illness or a diagnosis starts a three-phase feedback cycle of self-regulation. First, the individual constructs a cognitive “representation” of the illness. Secondly, the individual acts and “copes” with the illness. In the third stage, the...
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...Individual Wellness Change Project The client I selected for this project is a 70 year old female. This client resides in a household with her husband, and adult son. Retirement has not equated with rest and relaxation for my client as she also takes care of two of her adult brothers in poor health. Three granddaughters have been the source of joy for her as they’ve grown from precious infants to teenagers. My client also assumes the role of family matriarch for her other nine siblings. With many demands for time and attention, I predicted the needs assessments to direct us towards stress management. The results we received sent out project in another direction. With my initial prediction of the focus needed being on stress management, I had my client complete the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale (Holmes and Rahe, n.d.) first. In spite of numerous responsibilities and various family members always seeking advice, her score was only a 16. Scores below 150 represent only a slight risk of illness due to stress. The one area where stress does affect my client is in her sleeping habits. Many nights she experiences insomnia while contemplating current family situations, and consequentially suffers from fatigue. My client’s concern over taking care of everyone else leaves little time for her to focus on herself. The remainder of our assessments helped to point out what she already knew about her nutrition and physical activity levels. The results of the LiveWell assessment...
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