People with diabetes suffer from high blood glucose, or blood sugar. The foods we eat create glucose. The glucose is critical to our heath because it creates energy for the cells that make up our muscles and tissues. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose turn into energy, without it the glucose stays in your body. There are three different types of diabetes. Type 1, your body does not produce insulin. Type 2, the more common, your body does not use or produce insulin well. Gestational diabetes happens
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Diabetes Treatment in an Emergency Situation EMS2620 November 21, 2013 Diabetes is a metabolic disease that has many contributing factors such as but not limited to diet, activity level, and genetics. There are two types of diabetes, type one and type two. Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune process where the immune system attacks the body’s insulin producing beta cells resulting in the body no longer producing insulin and total insulin deficiency (NIDDK, 2011). As a result of this, patients
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wrote about diabetes for my biology research paper. I need someone to proof read for me. It is in APA style. Thank you! =) In America, the fact that fast food restaurants are located at every corner many people becomes obesity leading to huge risk factors. The various issues of unhealthy living lead to multiple life threatening diseases, such as diabetes. When people hear the news that they have been diagnosed with diabetes, it makes them feel frightened. In 2011, statistics show that in United
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Diabetes Diabetes mellitus, or often referred to as diabetes, is a metabolic disease in which a person has high blood sugar. This can happen either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because the cells in the body do not respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is the hormone that unwinds the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel them. Type 1 diabetes results from the body’s failure to produce insulin. This type of diabetes is usually diagnosed in children
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DIABETES By: Lilianna Avila Osuna SCI/163 THE HISTORY OF DIABETES 1552 BC – This is the earliest known record of Diabetes. 1500 BC – Ants are attracted to the urine of people with a mysterious emaciating disease. 500 BC – First description of sugar in urine and its occurrence in obese individuals. 250 BC – Apollonius of Memphis is credited with coining the term “diabetes”. 1st Century AD – “A melting down of the flesh and limbs into urine.” 164 AD – Galen of Pergamum, diagnoses diabetes
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Diabetes It all starts with the consumption of food that contains carbohydrates. The carbohydrates are then metabolized into a type of sugar called glucose. The body needs glucose because glucose is a source of energy for the cells. After being metabolized, glucose moves into the bloodstream and the body detects that the blood glucose level is rising. In response to this, the pancreas, which is a little gland that sits underneath the stomach, starts releasing a hormone called Insulin. And it’s
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Diabetes Mellitus Michelle McCormick SCI/163 June 24, 2013 Charles Ware Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus is a disease affecting millions of people each year, according to the American Diabetes Association in 2011 8.3% or 25.8 million Americans suffer with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease where the body does not produce insulin, does not produce enough insulin, or does not react properly to insulin. Insulin is a hormone the pancreas releases to allow blood glucose to enter cells to produce energy
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someone with Type 1 diabetes it made me wonder how someone can be active with diabetes. First we must understand what Diabetes is, here is a definition I found was that is very simply and understanding. “Diabetes is disease that affect how your body uses blood sugar also known as glucose. Glucose is beneficial to one’s health because it is an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues.” There are two types of diabetes there is Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The main difference
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----------------------- Topical Outline I. Difference between Type I and Type II Diabetes. II. Medication- Purpose and Administration III. Glucose monitoring IV. Proper skin and foot care V. Diabetic Emergencies VI. Control/Improve blood glucose levels Objectives: By the end of the health teaching presentation, participants will be able to: ❖ Describe the difference between Type I and Type II Diabetes. (Cognitive) ❖ Describe the diabetic medication(s) they are prescribed and
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Glucose Regulation Glucose Regulation Case Study What point should the nurse focus on regarding the importance of foot care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus? Educating the patient on how the disease process affects the feet can lead to proper self-care. Blood vessels in the feet become compromised, causing a decrease in potential blood flow circulation. Motor neurons are compromised as well causing a decrease in pain sensation. Patients should be taught to examine feet including
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