Diabetes Diabetes is a genetic disease. There are two types of Diabetes, Type 1 which is were your pancreas does not produce insulin this is also known as “Juvenile diabetes” because it is often diagnosed in children and teens. There is also Type 2 diabetes; this occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or when the cells are unable to use insulin properly. Diabetes is common genetic disease and affects many people. The number of people affected by diabetes is 21.9 million people,…
Diabetes is a disease that is very common in this world till this day. There are two types of diabetes. There is type one and type two. Type one diabetes was once known as juvenile diabetes or insulentdependent diabetes. It is a condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone needed to allow sugar to enter the cells to make energy. There are many factors to type one diabetes. Such as exposure to certain viruses and genetics. This type of diabetes usually…
discussion of the disease process/condition I chose to write about diabetes since it runs on my father’s side of the family. Diabetes is a widespread disease that does not allow the body’s ability to produce or use insulin which is a hormone that allows glucose turn into energy. There are two types of diabetes; diabetes 1 causes the body to make little or no insulin and diabetes 2 makes the body resistant to insulin. Both types of diabetes can greatly increase a person's risk for a range of…
Title: The risk of diabetes mellitus among statin users: A disproportionality analysis using FAERS data Authors: Ajinkya Pawar, BS1 1College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Objective: To evaluate diabetes mellitus adverse events reported for the statin use. ¬ Background : Statins, a class of medications prescribed to reduce blood levels of LDL cholesterol, have been found to increase the risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM).1 Such association has been observed in…
factors), discusses diabetes (definition and risk factors), and integrates literature to show a connection between poverty and type two diabetes, with a focus on childhood or early adult onset of type two diabetes within the context of low social economic status. Finally, the paper provides some implications of poverty and childhood diabetes on nursing…
Herbal Diabetes Treatment Momordica Charantia, also known as the bitter melon or karela, has been used as an herbal treatment for diabetes throughout the world for centuries. In fact, it “is commonly known as vegetable insulin” (Uebanso). It is primarily grown in tropical areas throughout the Amazon, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America. Its is physically described with a green, oblong cucumber like shape with prickles protruding from it. The seeds, fruit, and tissue are all used for…
ABSTRACT Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness among adults worldwide. DR is a progressive disease affecting both type I and type II diabetic patients at any stage of the disease, and targets the macrovascular and microvascular systems of the retina. DR results from multiple biochemical, molecular and pathophysiological changes to the retinal vasculature which affect both microcirculatory functions and ultimately photoreceptor…
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is identified as a metabolic disorder, directly involving the pancreas which has a chronic effect on the body in those who are diagnosed. The lack of insulin production and/or the body’s decreased ability to use insulin effectively is what leads to the disease process causing multiple body systems to undergo changes as a result (Shrivastava, 2013). DM can be classified into two categories: Type 1 or Type 2. The National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014, consensus that 29.1…
this lifestyle can lead to Diabetes type 2. Many people are diagnosed with Type II Diabetes everyday, but it is becoming more common in kids because of…
Can Diabetes Be Reversed? The Facts That Can Save Your Life According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 29 million Americans are afflicted by diabetes, and more than 8 million don 't even know they have it. Your risk of dying of any condition is a full 50 percent higher when you have diabetes. If you are affected by this epidemic, what can you do? Can diabetes be reversed? Diabetes develops when the body is overloaded with glucose (sugar). This glucose comes from your diet. Your cells…