hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes is the most common one out of the two. Type 2 diabetes makes the body be unable to use insulin as expected. Originally, the pancreas of an affected person produces extra insulin to cover up for it (Diabetes Industry Group, 2007). Nevertheless, as time passes, the pancreas is unable to produce adequate insulin to preserve the required blood sugar at the normal level. In adults, type 2 diabetes accounts for nearly 95 percent of all diagnosed reports of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes
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occur with being overweight and obesity. According to the article on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute gave detail information about how serious it can be. Health problems such as Coronary Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer and many others. These disease can be life threating if you don’t take care of yourself. When a person is overweight when they are younger most people don’t play attention do it. Kids can be hurtful to other kids. They talk about
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the severity of any complications from this disease. Generally, there are three main types of diabetes. It includes Type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes), Type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes (during pregnancy). Type 1 diabetes (Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) should consume insulin daily in order to survive. Meanwhile, type 2 diabetes (Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) is the most common type of diabetes. Whereas, gestational diabetes is another type of diabetes where there is
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects various types of people in Canada. Boscart, McCleary, Touhy and Jett (2012) states that “In Canada, between 1999 and 2005, there was an increase from 4.8 to 5.5% of the general population diagnosed with diabetes” (p.278). There are two types of diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2. People who are at risk for type 2 are usually 40 years or older, and/or overweight (Boscart et. al, 2012. Obesity, however, is mostly known to cause insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes
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Drug: Metformin 1. Introduction of the medication (Case Study) A 54 year old male with obesity, and 6 year history poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. Complains of polyuria, polydipsia, fatigue, blurred vision, and headaches. Recently admitted to the hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis. He would like to get control over his diabetes so this doesn't happen again. 2. Demonstrates knowledge of the content through a teaching presentation? Actions of the medication- Metformin decreases the production of
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required to inject themselves with an insulin pen everyday. Not following instructions that are presented on the label of the medication can lead to the individual to under dose, overdose or not taking the medication at all. Insulin is required to be taken 2-4 times a day either shortly before or after a meal. Family members or friends must have training on how to inject the insulin pen as incase the patient with the illness going into a severe "hypo" attack the nearest available person must inject insulin
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Kristen Holstege A Case of Diabetes Insipidus (modified) Case Presentation Morgan Richards is a 20-year-old junior in college. She is majoring in nursing and hopes someday to be a nurse practitioner. Beginning about a month ago, Morgan noticed that she was waking up once, sometimes twice a night, by the need to go to the bathroom. More recently, she has noticed that she needs to go to the bathroom during her day much more frequently than before, sometimes as often as once every hour. At first Morgan
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types of Diabetes Mellitus are prediabetes, Type I, Type II and gestational diabetes. Diagnosing type one, type two and prediabetes can be done by getting a glycated hemoglobin test (A1C test). This test checks the glucose blood levels for the past 2-3 months. Having an A1C level higher than 6.5 is an indication of diabetes. An A1C range between 5.7-6.4 indicates prediabetes and A1C levels of less than 5.7 is considered to be
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What is type 1 diabetes and how does it affect the human body? Type 1 diabetes is a disease that affects a person genetically by not producing the right amount of insulin to regulate the sugar in your blood. Diabetes can damage major organs of the human body such as the pancreas and the nervous system and even your skin. Fortunately, there are current treatments for living a healthy life with diabetes. When a person is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it doesn’t only affect one part of your body,
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Meformin can lower the cholesterol levels in the blood and does not have the side effect of weight gain, which is common with other medications. Metformin, the generic name for the drug glucophage, is normally prescribed to individuals with type 2
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