Journal M. B. was a sixty-five-year-old Caucasian female who had a significant history of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Her medication profile consisted the following: Norvasc 5 mg QD, Prinivil 10 mg QD, Coreg 6.25 mg BID, Metformin 100 mg BID, Lantus 10 units HS, ASA 81 mg QD, Lipitor 10 mg QD, and a multivitamin daily. She was positive for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, diabetes, and hypertension. Her family history was significant for coronary artery disease. Her father
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The purpose of this experiment was to measure hyperglycemia after eating a sugary snack and observe what would happen to blood glucose levels over time. The mean blood glucose level of student was found to be highest from 30 minutes after eating a sugary snack that contains the average content of 24 grams of sugar as seen in figure 1. Based on the data collected, blood glucose levels peaked at 119 mg/dl within 30 minutes of eating a sugary snack and continue to decrease at 120 minutes at 76 mg/dl
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Treatment Exertional hyponatremia refers to abnormally low sodium concentrations in the blood. It is a fluid or electrolyte disorder that occurs when the sodium levels in the blood drops below the normal level which is 136mEq/L. For the body to function in a normal way, it is critical that it maintains a proper blood sodium levels because sodium plays a vital role in maintaining body fluids balance as well as in the conduction of electrical impulses along the nerves and across the cardiac and skeletal
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Diabetes a silent killer; Diabetes affects 20.8 million people in the United States alone and unfortunately, 6.2 million people in the United State are unaware that they have this disease. (CDC, 2007) Until they do, they have already developed life-threatening complications. According to the CDC the rates of Diabetes Type II are rising so quickly that they have declared the disease an epidemic. Complications may include blindness, kidney disease, nerve disease, heart and vascular disease and strokes
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dipstick in dipped into the urine to test for many different elements; these can include leukocytes, blood, protein, sugar, ketones, ph, nitrites, bilirubin and ascorbic acid. These elements can help in diagnoses for bladder or kidney infections, diabetes, dehydration and preeclampsia. In antenatal care a urinalysis is performed at the very first visit with a dipstick and the sample is then referred to a pathology laboratory to be examined under the microscope and incubated for micro, culture and
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What is type 2 diabetes? While diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar values, type 2 diabetes is also associated with a condition known as insulin resistance. While there is an element of impaired insulin secretion from the beta cells of the pancreas especially when toxic levels of glucose occur (when blood sugars are constantly very high), the major defect is the body's inability to respond properly to insulin. Eventually, even though the pancreas is working its best to produce more
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COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTION/TOOLS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES This paper will discuss the ways by which diabetes can be treated or managed by using different approaches, the diagnosis, and ways to prevent complications of diabetes Here in America, Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke .Diabetes is among the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the statistics and facts provided by the NDEP (National Diabetes Education Program), it is stated that 25
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Effects of Periodontal Disease on the State of Diabetes: Studies have revealed that there is a greater risk of falling glycemic control in diabetic patients with a periodontal disease compared with a healthy patients. Diabetic patient who did root planing and scaling joint with adjunctive systemic doxycycline therapy showed that there where an improvement in the glycemic control. In HbA1c test (glycosylated hemoglobin) the degree of change is frequently about 0.9 to 1.0%. The study also showed
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must be reduced by whatever means possible. But like all other drug-based approaches to disease, this focused, cholesterol-lowering approach fails to address the underlying causes of high cholesterol, which include things like insulin resistance and diabetes. In fact, high cholesterol itself is actually a symptom of another underlying health condition, rather than a condition in and of itself. "The singular focus on treating cholesterol as a means to prevent heart attacks is leading to the deaths
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How to manage Complication of Diabetes Daniella Childs GEN/200 February 6, 2011 Lawrence Hibbard How to manage Complication of Diabetes People who were diagnosed with diabetes have a strong chance of having any of the complication that diabetics have. They will have a strong task ahead of them, keeping them healthy to prevent any complication with diabetes. There are Many complications that come with diabetes; Retinopathy, Neuropathy, and Nephropathy. Here is some information about these
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