Diabetes mellitus

N-8 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease process that affects much of the United States (U.S.) population. DM occurs when the body has trouble regulating the amount of glucose in the blood stream. As an advanced practice nurse (APN), one must be able to diagnose, treat, and educate patients about DM. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate a case study for a patient with DM and explain the factors that impact the treatment and education strategies for the individual. Diabetes Mellitus DM is…

"Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."(McDonald 's BigMac). Everyone knows America as the home of fattening foods and widespread obesity. In spite of our stereotypical outlook on America , obesity is not the only nutritional problem America faces. Correspondingly, due to social media and changes in public perception in a healthy image, America, also faces eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, and bulimia. At the same time social media…

Introduction Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the Unites States (U.S.), approximately 29.1 million Americans, 9.3% of the U.S. population have a diagnosis of diabetes, additionally, 8.1 million individuals remain undiagnosed, and 86 million people are pre-diabetic; 90% are unaware of their pre-diabetes status (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). Lifetime risk of developing diabetes is 40% for most Americans; and 50% for ethnic groups at increased risk such…

family, both my maternal Grandma and my father have diabetes. However, 10 years ago, since my Grandma had regularly checked for blood glucose level, my Grandma noticed the blood glucose level was higher than normal so my Grandma changed to diet. My Grandma has started eating more wholegrain foods, more vegetables and fruits, drinking lots of water and doing some gentle exercises to prevent diabetes getting worse. Until now, I think the diabetes had gone as my Grandma’s blood glucose level gets…

Maternal grandmother and aunt positive for diabetes mellitus type 2. Maternal grandfather decreased of natural causes. Paternal grandfather noted with hypertension. Paternal grandmother noted with hyperlipidemia. One brother positive for pyloric stenosis during infancy and second brother with negative…

Primary diagnosis: Erdheim-Chester disease. Secondary diagnosis: Other diseases of the circulatory system. The claimant was a 51-year-old woman. Alleged disability: “erdheim-chester disease, sjorgen’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes insipidus, pituitary glands, high blood pressure.” She reported pain and fatigue. Because of the rare complications from her illnesses caused many complication s, therefore, she had medical follow-up visits in another town every 28 days. For every…

Costus speciosus (J.König)sm is a widely used medicinal plant in Ayurvedic medicine. Scientific literature prove about various therapeutic properties of its rhizome and leaves. The effectiveness of Costus speciosus (J.König)sm leaf aqueous extract on reversing insulin resistance was studied and data were published previously. This study was designed to evaluate the dose-response relationship of Costus speciosus (J.König)sm leaf aqueous extract. Insulin resistance induced rats were treated with…

clients 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…

Kacee McDaniel During your pregnancy you should try to stay away from teratogens. The Healthline Editorial Team wrote that pregnant women should not be exposed to excessive heat, herbal treatments, ionizing radiation, sick children, or toxoplasmosis, which is an infection contracted from cat feces to humans. There is also a list of ingestible teratogens that pregnant women should stay away from such as, alcohol and certain types of drugs, like Warfarin and Dilantin (Healthline Editorial…

Hello fellow students, today I’ll be talking to you about type 1 diabetes, otherwise known as diabetes mellitus. Diabetes type 1 is a disease that is inherited through DNA (Diabetesaustralia.com.au, 2015). This type of disease cannot be cured and is unpreventable, meaning the holder can have it occur at any stage in their life. Diabetes type 1 stop the creation of insulin to the body, which means that Glucose cannot be broken down, into much needed nutrients for the body. What is it? Glucose…