Anthology 2

J.T. is a 76-year-old male who has been living with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the last 25 years. He was diagnosed back in the early 1990’s and has since been additionally diagnosed with hypertension and hyperlipidemia, both of which are frequently seen in diabetics. He is currently taking: Metformin HCl tabs 500 mg PO BID and Glipizide XL tabs 2.5 mg PO once a day to control his diabetes; Benazepril HCl tabs 20 mg PO once a day and Amlodipine Besylate tabs 5 mg PO once a day to control his…

One of the disease that I most seen at work is Type 2 Diabetes. According to the CDC more than 30 million Americans have diabetes and 90% to 95% of them have type 2 diabetes (Diabetes Home, 2017). Diabetes Type 2 is due to increasing inability of cells to respond to insulin and decreased production of insulin by the beta cells. Risk factors include overweight individuals, older adults greater than 55 years of age. Diabetes type 2 is also higher in African Americans, Hispanic American and Native…

mainly by an auto-immunological destruction of the pancreatic β cells which are responsible to produce insulin, but it can be caused by other factors. The patients that suffer from T1DM have a total deficiency of insulin, and are usually young. In type 2 or diabetes mellitus (T2DM), different cells of the body including fat and muscle cells develop a resistant to the actions of insulin. This induces β cells to secrete more insulin, but the overproduction of insulin is not enough to keep blood…

Trulicity in the management of type 2 DM. What does the evidence show and its place in therapy? Background In the United States, approximately 25.8 million people have diabetes. Of the 25.8 million people, about 5% to 10% have type 1 diabetes and 90% to 95% have type 2 diabetes (T2DM).1 The prevalence of diabetes is much higher in non-Hispanic white, American Indian and African American and lower in Hispanic and Asian.1 Majority of the worldwide diabetic patients are type 2 diabetes which…

signs, symptoms and treatment are very similar, however patients with HHS do not develop ketosis. Patients have severe diuresis resulting in profound dehydration that leads to changes in mental status. Also, HHS is more common in individuals with type 2 diabetes. It is important to maintain hydration, but at a rate that will not cause fluid volume…

Abstract Type 2 Diabetes is a disease that is normally characterized by how the body has a lack of sensitivity to insulin and how the cells bind to the insulin, this causes a person’s response to glucose to change. The glucose levels in diabetics are much higher than the average person due to the lack of sensitivity that they have to insulin. In this experiment, we tested the hypothesis that people who are diabetic will have a higher blood glucose concentration and light absorbance than…

Without disease, we would not be as evolved as we are today. Throughout evolution’s progress, humankind have encountered many devastating or life-altering diseases. In 2007, Dr. Sharon Moalem published Survival of the Sickest in which he explored the theory that certain diseases actually helped us as a species in the long run. Using eight case studies, Dr. Moalem set forth the benefits of disease and their contribution to new medical research. Three of these case studies are selected here:…

These hormones regulate your body's use of glucose. Your body uses the simple form of sugar called glucose as its main source of fuel with the help of a hormone called insulin. Insulin works with the cells to help their uptake of glucose. Insulin acts like a tunnel that helps glucose to enter the cell, once glucose enters the cell it can be used for energy. It also stimulates protein synthesis and free fatty acid storage in the fat deposits. Having an insulin deficiency compromised the body's…

Type 2 diabetes it 's a bit diverse, it starts when the body is impervious to insulin, which implies that body cells don 't react fittingly when insulin is available. Dissimilar to type 1 diabetes, the insulin resistance is for the most part "post-receptor", significance it is an issue with the cells that react to insulin instead of an issue with creation of insulin (Vijan, 2010). Since sugar is not getting into the tissues, strangely elevated amounts of sugar develop in the blood, which is…

Public health nursing can affect a variety of people. There are many different jobs a public health nurse can do. A school nurse is one option. There are many schools in the nation and each school is different in its own classification of specialties. Some schools are classified as to the level of class, financial ability, uniqueness, diversity, or the amount of quality of education students receive. Many parents open and enroll their children at certain schools they want their child to go…