Diabetes mellitus type 2

such as diabetes, can sometimes be life threatening. Diabetes is a serious life-long disease that affects the lives of many men, women, and children. If you are overweight, have a family history of diabetes, or not physically active, you can be at risk for diabetes. Diabetes or diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder caused by high levels of glucose in the blood. It occurs when the body is in short supply of insulin, or the body does not use insulin the right way…

Diabetes Mellitus is an endocrine disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels during periods of fasting as well as after consuming a meal. Some of the symptoms of the disease are: thirst, excessive urination, sugar in urine and fatigue. The disease is caused by resistance to the Insulin or inadequate production of the hormone. Insulin is responsible for transporting glucose from the blood into every cell in the body for energy. Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes multiple…

experiencing acute exasperation of their illness and to work toward reducing the trajectory of the illness (Hardin & Hussey, 2003). The purpose of this synergy paper is to utilize the AACN Synergy model for patient care to a patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 and high blood pressure in addition to being postoperative. Synergy results when the needs and characteristics of a patient, clinical unit or system are matched with a nurse’s competencies (AACN, n.d.). The characteristics of the patient…

Public Health→Diabetes→Obesity→Economy One of the major Public Health issues is the existence of chronic diseases which is defined as a disease that will last more than three months and cannot be prevented by vaccines nor can it be cured by medications.2 Diabetes is a chronic disease that is caused by the presence of high sugar level in blood that cannot be absorbed by the cells. There are three main types of diabetes, however Type II diabetes, which consists of 90% of the diabetic…

The most frequently occurring health problems are: teen pregnancy, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), seizures, food allergies, asthma, and diabetes. There are a high number of teenage girls who are pregnant in the district. The youngest teenage girl is fifteen years old, a freshman in high school. There are nine girls in the district total who are going to have or were pregnant. The high…

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in North Americans today. There are two type of diabetes that people are at risk for. Diabetes type I: when a child or a young adult has an insulin deficiency due to their immune system destroying the pancreatic cells that produce insulin in the body. Diabetes type II is the most common type in many adults throughout the nation. It is also becoming more common in young children today. Diabetes type II: when a person is lacking enough insulin…

Diabetic retinopathy is essentially a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. It is also the leading cause of blindness for adults in America. “An estimated 4.1 million and 899,000 Americans are affected by retinopathy and vision-threatening retinopathy, respectively” (Centers for Disease, 2013). Almost 45% percent of Americans have some form of diabetic retinopathy in one of the fours phases and only about half of them are aware and know that they have diabetic retinopathy. Once you…

of diabetes, type 1, type 2 and gestational Introduction: Imagine having a disease for the rest of your life such as diabetes. Diabetes has no cure, although it can be treated and controlled. Anyone living with diabetes can still do the things they love. This disease is manageable and the treatments aren’t so bad. They can make you feel healthy and be healthy as well. Thesis/Preview: Each type of diabetes -- type 1, type 2 and gestational – all have different and similar treatments. I. Type 1…

The enzyme, succinyl coenzyme A synthetase, acts on the conversion of the succinyl group succinate. A decrease in the ATP production of the mitochondria may occur if there is a deficiency of this enzyme. The decrease is seen during the phosphorylation of succinyl CoA to succinate. With this decrease, the cells would produce lactic acid in order to get ATP leading the cell to be non-functional. The deficiency of the enzyme, and the increase in lactic acid causes fatal infantile lactic acid…

Diabetic diet is a diet that consists of some restrictions based on the dietary rules set for a diabetic. Diabetes is a medical condition where the production of insulin by pancreas is zero or the production is resisted. Insulin helps the cells to receive the glucose that's present in the blood. Most of the cells work towards converting the glucose in to energy. When there is no insulin, the glucose tends to remain in the blood stream and then builds up. The situation can be dangerous. The…