Diabetes Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by elevated levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It can be caused by too little insulin (a chemical produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar), resistance to insulin, or both. Approximately 2.7 million or 11.4% of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes. However, one-third of them do not know it. The most life-threatening consequences of diabetes are heart disease and stroke, which strike people with diabetes more than
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Reading Assignment The following information was taken from the publication Physical Activity & Aging: Implications for Health & Quality of Life in Older Persons published by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Introduction "America is aging rapidly. At the beginning of the twentieth century persons over sixty-five years of age constituted approximately four percent of the American population, whereas they now represent more than 12 percent of all Americans. By the
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Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes 3/8/11 Gestational Diabetes Pathophysiology Gestational diabetes occurs because there is an increase in hormones such as estrogen and that leads to lower levels of glucose as well as many other things that lead to side effects of pregnancy. As the women progresses through her pregnancy, the glucose levels increase steadily and increase as the sensitivity of insulin is decreasing. As the placenta grows, more insulin is needed
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other uses that the average consumer or user may be unaware of, they include in dog and cat flea collars, and head lice applications (NPIC, 2009) Saccharin is an artificial sweetener used in beverages such as diet sodas, and it can also be used as a sugar replacement in cookies and cakes. The use of saccharin had a huge push by many vendors when the fight against obesity and the urge for healthy living started to become popular. During the 1970’s Saccharin was labeled by the FDA as possibly causing
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Darren is a 15 year old, tall for his age, but he wants to build more muscle. He decides that he will eat only protein foods, because he says, “muscle is protein, so protein will make protein, and the more protein, the more muscle.” In part he is correct, and in part incorrect. Explain, and name the hormones involved in protein metabolism; state how each affects protein metabolism. The hormones that are involved in protein metabolism are. 1. Growth hormone- Stimulates cells to produce chemicals
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glucose reading of 126 mg/dl or higher the patient has diabetes a normal reading is between 70-110 mg/dl. Random Blood Glucose (RBG) is another form and fasting is not required it is used especially in an emergency situation when they need to determine sugar levels for the patient (most often children) as quickly as possible so if needed they can administer insulin so the patient does not go into a diabetic coma. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test(OGTT) is another diagnostic test it differs from the other two
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Health Department Chamberlain College Of Nursing MEMORANDUM FOR CATEGORY 1 From: SUBJECT: Ethical And Responsible Indications For Organ Delegation 1. Patients who are in need of Heart transplantation must have need due to life or death scenarios in conjunction with quality of life dynamics. In the Utilitarian view one will make this decision based on how many people are affected both in a negative and positive outcome. The goal or initiative of this decision is to provide a heart
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Case study – Gestational Diabetes and the effects it has on mothers and neonates As midwifery becomes more complicated and the numbers of women becoming pregnant, who present with or develop medical conditions which can impact on the health of themselves and their babies increases; it is important midwives are knowledgeable in order to recognise and help manage the risks and complications that may arise as a result of these conditions. Furthermore able to discuss these risks with expectant mothers
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no constant internal environment, our enzymes would not work properly. It means that nothing would operate correctly and we would then die. There are six things that are essential to health and which must be controlled: carbon dioxide, urea, ions, sugar, water and temperature. We need to remove waste products from the body to keep it working, as waste products can be poisonous to the body. If they are not removed then it can stop chemical reactions from happening and cells can be damaged. Carbon
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medical history of CHF, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and atrial fibrillation. He presents with 3+ pitting edema bilateral feet and ankles, shortness of breath, dyspnea, tachycardia, chest pain, and abdominal distension. The patient’s current blood sugar level is 286 mg/dl and his most recent hemoglobin A1C 7.1%. Previous Knowledge and Current Knowledge Deficit The patient states that prior to his diagnosis of diabetes mellitus he had little to no knowledge of the disease. His primary source of
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