Diabetes mellitus type 1

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    3. Define DIABETES MELLITUS Discuss the incidence of diabetes and “prediabetes” in the United States Diabetes mellitus (usually shortened to “diabetes”) is a disorder of insulin action or secretion (usually both) that result in high blood glucose (hyperglycemia). In addition to the 8.3% of U.S. population who meet the criteria for diagnosis, another 35% of American adults have “prediabetes” -high blood glucose but not high enough to allow diagnosis of diabetes. Diabetes mellitus can reasonably…

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    Mr. C has type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea and peptic ulcer as a result of being overweight. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, to be qualified for bariatric surgery, the candidate must have the following: 1. BMI≥ 40 or more than 100 pounds overweight 2. BMI≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related comorbidities such as type II diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other respiratory disorders, nonalcoholic fatty…

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    Description of Current Problem Diabetes is a very complex disease and catastrophic health problem in the world. There are an estimated 387 million people have diabetes worldwide, by 2035 will rise to reach 600 million (CDC, 2014). In every country have number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing. This significance increase expected to take place in both developing nations and developed nations. According to National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014, points out 29.1 million or 9.3% of the…

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    Lilley, L. L. 2011). It can be administered through a subcutaneous route, it has a 15 minutes onset. Its peak plasma concentration is 1 to 2 hours and its elimination half-life is usually 80 minutes, with 3 to 5 hours duration of action. Insulin lispro (Humalog) is a rapid acting insulin, recommended to control diabetes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. When using insulins, the color, clarity, and appearance are important to understand for prevention of adverse effects,…

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    Diastolic Dysfunction

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    Diabetes is an important risk factor of cardiomyopathy which evolve to heart failure. A detailed evaluation of the cardiovascular function in diabetes mellitus by echocardiography is useful to demonstrate left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The association of diabetes with hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia derange the left ventricular diastolic function earlier. The study population comprised of 73 (60.8%) males and 47 (39.2%) females among the total of 120 patients with history of type…

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    Diabetes Mellitus

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    Pathophysiology of Type I IDDM and Type II NIDDM Type I Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and Type II Non-Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM) are two separate pathophysiological features that separate them from one another. Type I Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) "results from immune-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas" (Kantárová, 2007, p. 1). Individuals that are genetically susceptible to IDDM produce autoantibodies that becomes…

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    Diabetes and hypertension is a prevalent, worldwide epidemic that is on the rise. Everyday, more and more people are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) or hypertension (HTN); at times, some patients are diagnosed with both. In 2012, 1.7 million new cases were diagnosed among people who are aged 20 years or older in the United States. According to the CDC 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report, 29.1 million or 9.3% of the United States population have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. In…

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    Diabetes Value Chain

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    Diabetes is a metabolic disease. 100 million people in the world are affected by diabetes[diabetes [1] and isit’s the cause of 1.1 million deaths every year, 80% of which found in lower and middle income countries [2]. Now 32.7 million diabetic patientpatients an estimated in India and this amount is expected to twisetwice by 2025. Prevalence is expected to double worldwide in next 20 years[years [3] and enlarged by 150% in lower and middle income countries [2][3][4]. A same situation having in…

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    Epidemiological Principle

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    prevalence of diabetes in the United States is increased in individuals of African American, Native American, and Hispanic descents than the Caucasians and the rate is twice as high in female as in male. Another growing population is young people and children who are overweight or obese and their chance of developing diabetes doubles with every 20% of increased body weight and decade of life (Climie, et al.,2015). In 2012, 9.3% or 29.1 million Americans were reported as having diabetes of this…

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    submit a claim for Social Security disability benefits, the success of your claim depends on the severity of the condition. Many people are living each day with the effects of diabetes mellitus, and have what is commonly referred to as type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Hyperglycemia is a common side-effect of these two conditions. Diabetes can often be managed under the supervision of a doctor’s care. However, there are situations where individuals develop acute or chronic hyperglycemia, and if you…

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