under the age 20 have diabetes which is diagnosed (Aubert, 1995; World Health Organization, 2011). There is a growing need for diabetes education among adults, as the disease affects all age and social groups of population (Allman, 2008). The instructional intervention would become best solution to educate people about diabetes and expand knowledge about the types of treatment and their implications. Aims and Desired Outcomes The primary goal of this instruction on diabetes in adults is…
Diabetes is known to be a disease in which the body fails to produce or respond to the insulin hormone and is therefore seen as impaired and results in elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine. Diabetes is sometimes called “The Silent Killer,” but should also be known to his effects. Diabetes is the cause and the effects are to be many but especially Diabetic Neuropathy. Therefore, people should know the kinds of diabetic neuropathies, where the nerves are affected, and what their…
November is National Diabetes month, which aims to spread awareness and education about a disease that impacts millions of Americans. Diabetes is a disease that affects the entire family, especially when a child is diagnosed. Every year, 13,000 kids are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and more than 1 million American live with the disease every day. Type 1 diabetes is categorized as an autoimmune disease in which the body’s pancreas does not make enough insulin. Insulin helps the body convert…
What is glycogen storage diseases type I (GSD1)? Glycogen Storage disease type I (GSD1) is the most common type of glycogen storage disease detected in most people. An inherited defect in the enzyme glucose – 6 – phosphatase (G6Pase) is the sole cause of this metabolic disease. GSD1 can be categorized even further into two sub categories based on its location and other defects, GSD type Ia and GSD type Ib. Without G6Pase properly functioning, there would be a break in the final step of…
insufficiency – most notably Hashimoto’s disease, primary atrophic hypothyroidism, type I diabetes mellitus, as well as hypogonadism and primary ovarian failure. Their association can also be syndromic (main examples are type I or II polyglandular autoimmune syndrome). In addition to those associations, autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency has also…
BRIEFING: DIABETES AMONG BLACK, LATINO, AND NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS TO: CHAIR, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON HEALTH DISPARITIES, NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM: JANEL GRANT, DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 Executive Summary The burden of diabetes is more prevalent among minorities than the white population. While minorities are more likely than whites to be diagnosed with diabetes, the rates of difficulties differ by disease and minority group. Diabetes is detrimental among the Black, Latino, and Native…
Type II diabetes is a disorder involving the body’s abnormal utilization of insulin that results in an elevated blood glucose level. Margaret Powers writes about the disease process of Type II diabetes in the American Dietetic Association guide. According to Powers (2003), insulin comes from the pancreas and is responsible for converting sugar, starches, and other types of food into energy. When food is ingested, it is digested or turns into glucose in blood. The glucose that comes from the…
endocrinologists. In the present day endocrinologists, however, have focused on individualizing treatment for diabetic patients based on age, physical activity, meal timing, and daily schedule of the patient. Regimens and therapy by various physicians for diabetes management also differs from one another. Two classes of insulin are available for use in T1DM viz. bolus/prandial insulins (rapid-acting insulins and short-acting insulins) and basal insulins (intermediate-acting insulin and…
This paper is going to cover Acromegaly. It is going to discuss the pathophysiology, causes, complications, nursing care, interventions, and treatment. It will also discuss early and late signs and symptoms to look for that your body is undergoing some physiological changes. If left untreated, it can result in major health problems. Pathophysiology Acromegaly is a rare excessive production of the growth hormone which is secreted by the pituitary gland. It usually effects adults in their 30s and…
Blood glucose concentration controlled by two main hormones those are glucagon and insulin. Insulin: Insulin secreted by beta cells of pancreas. Those reducing the glucose level in blood, insulin hormone deposit glucose in liver, muscles and adipose tissue. Secretion makes hypoglycemia. Lack of insulin leads to diabetic mellitus. Treatment by insulin injection or tablets. Leads to may complications. Ex: eye- glucoma Peripheral neuropathy. Myocardial infection. Recurrent…