community health concern throughout the Upper Cumberland of New Jersey is diabetes .All the Diabetes Center at New Jersey offers informative education about diabetes. The background provides the ability to educate patients and family with the skills needed to self-manage his or her health. Patients with diabetes can expect to live a full and productive life, however; changes in lifestyle and diet are necessary. All Diabetes Centers focuses on teaching patients the proper ways of making the alterations
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functioning (Edelman & Mandle, 2010). According to American Diabetes Association website, the 2011 diabetes statistics in America is 25.8 million of the population has diabetes. This paper focuses on the health promotion in primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of patients diagnosed with diabetes. Health promotion can affect many factors of a patient’s life from progression of a disease to loss of school or work days therefore loss of education and income to increase in healthcare. O’Donnell (2009)
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distribute the two drugs that cure diabetes, NII and ATAP. Grace is also used as a platform to educate the community on obesity, diabetes prevention and the basics to a healthy lifestyle. Grace Pharmaceuticals has been the leader in the study, research and development of the cure for diabetes and their mission is to continue to further develop various other medications that can also cure diabetes as resistance to the current drug is inevitable. Dr. Butler received her education at Spelman University undergrad
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health concern throughout the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee is diabetes. The Diabetes Center at Cookeville Regional Medical Center offers informative education about diabetes. The background provides the ability to educate patients and family with the skills needed to self-manage his or her health. Patients with diabetes can expect to live a full and productive life, however; changes in lifestyle and diet are necessary. The Diabetes Center focuses on teaching patients the proper ways of making
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paper I will interview Mrs. Patel, who is an immigrant from India and lives in Toronto GTA area with her two sons and in-laws. Mrs. Patel, who lost her husband 20 months ago, is 68 years old female diagnosed with diabetes two years ago with a family history of both parents who died from diabetes related complications. Mrs. Patel weighs 190 pounds and five feet three inches tall. Her health history includes high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Mrs. Patel is a physically inactive retired high school
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Diabetes in the United States is at epidemic proportions. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2012), reports that diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death. Twenty nine million people are diagnosed with diabetes and a projected 79 million Americans are estimated to have pre diabetes. If trends continue, the incidence of diagnosed diabetes is expected to increase to one in three persons in the U.S. by the year 2050. The impacts of diabetes extend to all body systems, sometimes with
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Diabetics Case Study Diabetes is of high incidence in the United States affecting children and adults of different ethnics groups and levels of education. Today we will discuss Diabetes, management, factors that interfere with its Control and the complication. The challenges of Mr. Reyes diabetes control and how this affects the family. Education to the public on prevention of diabetes by weight management and exercise is Imperative at an early age. Diabetes is a manageable disease which we can
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Diabetes is a national health problem in the African American population. The incidence of type II diabetes have greatly increased in the United States Individuals with diabetes have high rates of other comorbidities including cardiovascular disease and kidney damage. People with substance abuse and diabetes have a particular higher risk for developing medical comorbidities and hospital readmissions. Diabetic patients with substance abuse have been found to have more adverse outcome and poor adherence
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DIABETES • Diabetes – usually a lifelong (chronic) disease – in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood1. – Affects individual, family and community – Affects young and old alike Ecological Health Model Albright (2014, p 65) Diabetes Spectrum; Diabetes Prevention and Management; The Thrill Is Not Gone2. Affects individual, family and community • Individual Effects – Body • Short term – – – – – – – – – – – Increased thirst Frequent need to urinate Fatigue Blurred vision
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Diabetes Education Community Teaching Due: April 13, 2014 Diabetes Power Point at QCP This diabetes power point was presented at an adult community center in Queens, New York called QCP. This power point highlights the importance of educating yourself on disease and more specifically diabetes. Unlike other diseases that can be managed using only medication, diabetes requires day to day knowledge of the disease including nutrition, exercise and different levels of medication. Type II diabetes
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