American Diabetes Association

unable to take care of themselves. There are many factors that contributes to the rise of obesity in the United States such as, social economic, life style and education. Obesity contributes to many of other life threatening diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and high cholesterol which are some of the health problem that was identified in the windshield survey. According to the article, Treatment Strategies for Overweight and obesity “In the United States, 66% of…

For the past two decades or so, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of obese children, adolescents, and adults. Nearly, 32% of American children in between the age of two and nineteen are considered obese (Witters 1). In its most basic terms, obesity is defined as weight range exceeding what is considered healthy for an individual of given height. Obesity is subject to factors such as genetics, social lifestyles, consumption of less healthy foods, and the lack of breastfeeding…

I. Introduction: S.V. was born in Oaxaca, Mexico on September 12, 1928. She was the oldest sibling out of 10 brothers and sisters. She moves to Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca when she was 16 years old, it was there where she met her husband. S.V. currently lives with her son in Des Plaines, Ill. She dressed very conservative; she has on a long black skirt, a long sleeve navy blue blouse and on top has a black shall. She mentioned to me that she wears black a lot because she in still mourning the…

Diabetes mellitus can have a large impact on one’s life. Not only can Aboriginal poverty cause the development of diabetes, but it can also further exacerbate its effects and impact aspect of social and emotional wellness as well as physical health (Anderson 2011). Thus, when the immense rate of diabetes mellitus among Aboriginals and the need to social change were eventually relayed to the Canadian government, the issue began to be acknowledged in 1999 with the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative…

2) DKA usually occurs as a consequence of absolute or relative insulin deficiency that is accompanied by an increase in counter-regulatory hormones (ie, glucagon, cortisol, growth hormone, epinephrine). This type of hormonal imbalance enhances hepatic gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis, and lipolysis. Hepatic gluconeogenesis, glycogenolysis secondary to insulin deficiency, and counter-regulatory hormone excess result in severe hyperglycemia, while lipolysis increases serum free fatty acids.…

high at home. Mr. X has verbalized and demonstrated a lack of knowledge about foot care and dietary management for diabetics. Additionally, upon asking him if he would like some education about diabetes management, he expressed that he…

years ago form cancer and in the last three years Millicent’s sister Judith has lived with her. They both have support from a niece who visits most weekends .Millicent has vascular dementia. This diagnosis, disclosure fear of her sexual orientation , diabetes mellitus, continence management and behavioural changes have a profound impact on Millicent and her family .The Alzheimer’s Australia WA and other community services can provide support with these issues. The first issue the family faces…

I conducted an in-person interview that took place in the home of the interviewee in Phoenix, Arizona. The interview was conducted on October 21st and lasted about 2 hours. I will be referring to my interviewee as “Dona” in order to protect her identity and keep her completely anonymous. For my interview I decided to take careful notes and directly transcribe the responses during the interview. As the interview began I noticed that “Dona” was responding with generic answers and gave minimal…

Diabetes Mellitus is a hormonal disorder of the pancreas. Diabetes Mellitus is a lifelong metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from a lack of insulin, which requires lifestyle and behavioral changes. There are three types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2 that are separate and distinct pathophysiological entities, and Gestational Diabetes. According to Kowalski (2012 p.1294) “Type 1 Diabetes results from destruction of the pancreatic beta cells because the beta cells of the…

Educational Plan for patient with Diabetes mellitus type 2 In diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM), tissues are resistant to insulin. The pancreas can still produce insulin either a normal amount or sometimes too much, but due to the resistance that tissues have, hyperglycemia becomes a problem. Eventually as the diseases advances the pancreas will wear out and the amount of production it produces will decrease. Insulin will then be needed to control blood glucose level. Due to the disease process of…