called Gestational diabetes. In the past, women who were known to have diabetes were discouraged about becoming pregnant due to all the health problems for the mother and the health problems that a baby could develop before being born (WebMD, page 1). A few of the health problems for the mother would be: miscarriage, premature delivery, low blood glucose at delivery, eye problems, worsening kidney problems, and preeclampsia just to name a few. The health problems for the baby would be birth defects
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``Shakespeare Was Not OF An Age But For All Time`` I agree with the statement ``Shakespeare was not for an age but for all time. `` The words of praise probably the most famous ever written about Shakespeare , were penned by Shakespeare`s good friend and follow writer `Ben Johnson`. For the poet and playwright generally considered the greatest ever is also one of the least known of all literary figures. And his works were indeed created for the popular entertainment of his day with little thought
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Type 2 diabetes, once known as adult-onset or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way our body metabolizes sugar. With type 2 diabetes, the body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into cells — or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level (Type 2 Diabetes, 2012). This condition is very prevalent in the United States with approximately 26 million Americans being affected (Stoppler, 2012).
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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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Affected Population of Type 1 Diabetes in Children The risk of developing type 1 diabetes is higher than virtually all other severe chronic diseases of childhood. Peak incidence occurs during puberty, around 10 to 12 years of age in girls and 12 to 14 years of age in boys. Type 1 diabetes is the most serious type of diabetes and is also called Juvenile Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes develops when the body’s immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the hormone
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effect or both. There are three types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes has absolute insulin insufficiency, type 2 diabetes insulin resistance with varying degrees of insulin secretory defects, gestational diabetes which emerges during pregnancy. There are multiple causes of diabetes which includes heredity, environment(infection, diet, toxins, stress), life style changes in genetically susceptible people and pregnancy.(Lippincott, 2005). Type 1 diabetes usually triggered by a viral infection, causes
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African Americans (about 5 percent to 10 percent) have type 1 diabetes, which usually develops before age 20 and is always treated with insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetic and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. Major Types of Diabetes Type 1 diabetes results from the body’s failure to produce insulin
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Optimal Health and Wellness Aaron-John P McDonald COM/172 February 21, 2014 Robert Eakins Optimal Health and Wellness . A better understanding about how our bodies and minds function has been better observed by scientists and brought to the attention of the general public. Research has introduced three elements of health and wellness and how nutrition and fitness as active parts of our lives. Research has also discovered ways for preventing major diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Preventing
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Save as many as you ruin Simon Van Booy One thing we all have in common is that we make mistakes and regret them. That is what happened to Gerard when he met the only woman he had ever loved after eight years apart. But sometimes the mistakes we make, end up turning around and by a religious experience, faith gives us a second chance. The magic, realism short story‘ Save as many as you ruin’ by Simon Van Booy starts with in medias res composition. ”By the time Gerard leaves the office it
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disorders have more than one strategy to fight with certain disorder. It is up to the doctor and patient what care strategies are the best for the patient. For my chosen disorder I pick type 1 diabetes. In my case study Janet was diagnosed when she was 10 years old and still in primary school. Apart from Type 1 Diabetes Janet had no other medical conditions and prior to her diagnosis she was healthy and rarely ill. Her treatment required insulin injections, calculated diet, physical activity and home
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