Type 1 Diabetes Research Paper

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

CURRENT METHODS ON DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES

FALL 2014, BIO 498 SEC 0401

Dr. Eric May
Ibironke sanni
12-12-2014

Table of Contents
1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..2
2. Types of diabetes……………………………………………………………………….3
3. Type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………………………4
4. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………...5
5. Treatment and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes………………………...………………..... 6
6. Type 2 diabetes…………………………….………………………………………….10
7. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes………………………………...…………………….….12
8. Treatment and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes…………………………………..………13
9. Conclusion. ............................................................................................................…...18
10. References……………………………………………………………………………19

List of Illustrations
Figure 1: Pie chart showing the rate of different types of diabetes……………………….3
Figure 2: Immune mediated type 1 diabetes………………………………………………5
Figure 3: Symptoms of type 1 diabetes……………………………………………………6
Figure 4: How insulin pumps works………………………………………………………7 …show more content…
As seen in type 1 diabetes, “classic” symptoms of type 2 diabetes include; excessive hunger, excessive thirst, increased urine volume and weight loss. Patients with type 1 diabetes usually present with rapid onset of symptoms, however patients with type 2 diabetes are often as asymptomatic for many years and experience a gradual progression of symptoms and chronic complications. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes that may progress over time includes; fatigue, recurrent infections, impairment of sight due to rupture of blood vessels in the eyes, itching and tingling or prickling skin sensations. Life threatening complications of this type of disease include diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic non-ketotic syndrome (HHNS) and hypoglycemia (Haley, 2014 and Schmidt,