for my chronic disease assessment. After answer all the questions to the best of my ability, I found that I was a greater risk to obtaining this chronic disease based on my lifestyle. According to my results, I was at the point of developing Type 2 diabetes. This disease is a metabolic disorder which is developed in that does not respond properly to insulin. Either “the pancreas is not making enough sufficient insulin, or the body cells resistant to its effects and do not efficiently use the
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Sensitivity Analysis Using Data Tables In Excel A data table in Excel is a kind of What-If scenario. The table allows you to create instant results based on two variables which change along the rows and columns of the table. Let’s say we’re trying to predict the number of periods until a currently unprofitable company becomes profitable. We have a goal for managing expense growth rates and a goal for increasing sales growth rates but of course, we don’t know whether or not we’ll hit our targets
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Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies (G.A.M.C) Integrity, Accountability and Commitment What we do To fulfill its vision, GAMC provides the following services to its members: Information Disemination GAMC acts as the first point of call to its members and stakeholders to access a wide range of information on Microfinance within and outside Ghana. Capacity Building In keeping with GAMC's objective to strengthen Microfinance operations among members' institutions and build
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Diabetes is one the world’s largest killers in the US. It is known as a disorder of the metabolism causing excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine. It is also a condition that occurs when the body can’t use glucose normally. There are two types of this disease: Type II diabetes, also known as non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes. Caused by the body s inability to use insulin properly, its risk factors are well known. Type I, early-onset, or insulin-dependent diabetes
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diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose), your body's important source of fuel. With type 2 Diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells — or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. The symptoms of type 2 diabetes are increases of hunger without enough insulin to move sugar into your cells; your muscles and organs become depleted of energy. Despite
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be of either type 1 or type 2. Type 1 diabetes often affects individuals in their early years before they reach their forty’s (Illovsky, 2013). Patients with this type of diabetes often survive on insulin injections so as to regulate their blood sugar levels. Type 1 in this the body does not produce insulin; people with it are needed to take insulin daily. On the other hand, type 2 diabetes often affects old aged peopled due to complications in their metabolism. In type 2 the body does not produce
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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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whether complete or partial is the basic mechanism behind diabetes. Although most people believe eating too much sugar will cause diabetes that’s not true. According to Diabetes by Matthews et.al, diabetes is divided into two categories: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), affects mostly children and teenagers, although it can be diagnosed any time in life. Have symptoms of thirst, tiredness, weight loss, urinating frequently and rapid
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Diabetes Speaker Notes Slide 2- This presentation will discuss the goals of Healthy People 2020 with the focus of the presentation on Diabetes. It will define diabetes and the age groups affected by the illness. We will discuss the reason the Red Group felt this focus area was important. The presentation will identify ways to enhance or optimize diabetic health. Health disparities among different populations in the United States will be discussed. Community resources will be identified for
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day The film ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’ is a science fiction film released in 1991 and directed by James Cameron. It is a sequel to the earlier film ‘The Terminator’ which began to explore the theme of technologies increasing impact on human life and the negative fall-out that will result in humanities over reliance on technology. ‘Terminator 2’ continues and then builds upon this theme by using religious metaphors associated with the apocalypse to give the viewers
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