Cultural and Disease paper Amy D. Talbert HCS245 February 14, 2011 Michelle Clemons Diabetes is the most common endocrine disorder of the human body. There are three types of diabetes, type I (Juvenile Diabetes), type II, and gestational. Type I diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes, strikes children, and young adults (American Diabetes Association, 1995-2011). Type II diabetes is more common in certain ethnic groups, and in older people. Gestational diabetes is only present during
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I was aware that obesity can cause Type 2 diabetes in some individuals. My husband and my sister are both diabetic, so I know first-hand about this disease and the effects it can have on your body, organs and mental health. It can cause all kinds of health problems attributed to diabetes such as: heart problems, skin ulcers, artery blockage and depression. I was surprised to find that obesity can put you at risk for cancer. It is a wide spectrum of various types of cancer, not just one or two types
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exert the wall vessels and increase the pressure in them. Diabetes is similarly is that it also has two types. Type 1 diabetes is one type that occurs because of the failure of making the hormone called insulin by the pancreas. The other type is type 2 diabetes that is due to failure of using insulin by the body; in other words, diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce or use insulin. There are environmental and genetic factors that play a role in causing hypertension and diabetes. First, environmental
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endometriosis?. Dnazol, gosereli (Zoladex), leuprolide (Lupron Depot), nafarelin (Synarel), norethindrone (Aygestin) are hormone drugs used to suppress the menstrual cycle for several months, during which the endometrial implants shrink and fade 2. Name three types of drugs that may be prescribed during a woman’s pregnancy and the reasons for prescribing these drugs. * Drugs used to Treat Premature Labor: Tocolytics. These slow or stop labor contractions. Tocolytics may delay labor, often
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activity because it is the sugar the body runs on. Insulin is one a few components that cross the blood brain barrier, when it does not make it to the brain the brain reacts with shrinkage. In the 1990’s studies started showing a correlation between type 2 diabetes and dementia, when a fasting glucose test is performed up to 75% had dementia type symptoms. The majority of the insulin receptors in the body are located in the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, cerebellum and choroid plexus- all areas in the
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Oatman Epidemiology Paper The number of children diagnosed with diabetes in 2012, according to the CDC (2014), is about 208,000 people younger than 20 years in the United States alone. This includes those having been diagnosed diabetes type 1 or type 2. Diabetes has become more prevalent and there is no cure at this time. With the study of Epidemiology, there is hope for a decline of Diabetes and it dominance amongst the American children. In this paper, it will describe and define epidemiology and
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Study Reflection The graded assignment and feedback discussed the missed opportunity for education in consistently following Jenna’s recommended dietary changes. Her noncompliance was due to a lack of understanding of the pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes. As a 14 year old, Jenna displayed feelings of resentment and being singled out in her family. Familial education may have proved beneficial for Jenna and her family. Dietary education that included the whole family would have helped the entire
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disease I took the assessment on the risk of diabetes. Diabetes is when the level of sugar in your blood is high or is too low. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is most common in kids and young adults. This type of diabetes means that your body does not produce enough insulin. Type 2 diabetes is when your body produces too much sugar. Some risk factors to this are genetics and family history of having. If someone in your family has it, it is a big possibility
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Assignment Week 9 Instructor: E. G. Psychology’s Relation To Diabetes Diabetic Overview Viewed as a metabolic disorder, the cells in the body do not respond appropriately to the insulin present in the body of a person with type 2 diabetes. This is due to the dysfunction of the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas that can result in insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. Risk factors that can contribute to the development of type two diabetes include obesity, aging
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March 31, 2015 Type 2 diabetes is a condition the affects the way the body processes blood sugar or glucose. Unlike type 1 diabetes the body does produce insulin, but either the pancreas does not produce enough of it or the body cannot use the insulin efficiently. This is why type 2 diabetics are called insulin resistant. It is often called adult onset diabetes as most of the symptoms do not present themselves until well into adulthood. However, many people who have type 2 diabetes will show no
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