Diabetes mellitus

for multiple reasons such as treating, asthma, cancer, high blood pressure, viral infections such as HIV and AIDS, and GI disorders such as gastric ulcers. But overall, the primary use of bitter melon is in reducing blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes. Bitter melon…

During immense physical activity the blood glucose level will drop. This is due to your body needing and using more energy, so it is using up the glucose in the blood. For example during the rainbow rage athletes could expect to see their blood glucose levels continually drop throughout the 106 km track. Due to the intensity of the track and the distance their blood glucose levels will get very low and the alpha cells will be struggling to secrete enough glucagon to make sure the liver can keep…

study design. “Does obesity in childhood increase the risk of developing Type I Diabetes?” 1.The question above is to test the association between childhood obesity and Type 1 diabetes. The best study design to answer this question is possibly a long-term case control study- i.e. cases with Type 1 diabetes (from the local GP database) and less than 14 years of age with age and sex matched controls without Type 1 diabetes. The growth data of these children could be obtained from the GP and the…

three different types diabetes, only 5% of people suffer from type 1. With an unknown cause, there are many effects from this disease. Ranging from short term to long term, and positive to negative effects, diabetes is a disease that one must be very disciplined to keep under control. This life-long disease still has no cure. In this paper, I will discuss the proposed cause and the many effects of type 1 diabetes. Like many diseases that have an exact cause, type 1 diabetes is not one of those.…

Introduction: The roles of ATP and creatine in muscle contraction The store of ATP in muscle tissue is limited even though it is the immediate source of energy for everything we do including muscle contraction. The cellular ATP needs to be regenerated from ADP quickly in order to keep the contraction going otherwise the vertebrate muscle contraction will use up the present ATP in 1 second. Fortunately, most cell has a high rate of ATP “turnover” which means ATP can be swiftly synthesised from…

3.4 RESULTS 3.4.1 Acute and subchronic toxicity studies of swertiamarin in rats 3.4.1.1 Acute oral toxicity In the acute toxicity study, the rats were treated with different doses of swertiamarin orally from the range of 5 – 2000 mg/kg body weight which did not produce significant signs of toxicity, behavioral responses, physiological changes, physical observations (skin, fur, eyes mucous membrane, behavior patterns, tremors, salivation, and diarrhea of the rats) and mortality in the test…

Miss Kan, whom I interviewed during the home visit, is a 65-year-old woman with a two-year history of osteoarthritis of her knees. She was given celecoxib at first for treating the pain, however, the pain control was suboptimal despite good drug compliance. On her next follow-up, she was given glucosamine-chondroitin instead for her condition. The response was good and she claimed that there was no more pain in her knees, and the range of motion restored. The result inspired me to dig deep into…

Introduction: There are many interactions between nutrients which can affect their absorption and impact on your health. Many manufacturers and consumers don't realize that improper mixtures of in gradients can have serious hazards. for instance, calcium supplements may lead to zinc deficiency as calcium can block absorption of zinc. Anyone can mix nutrients and sell you a pill, and you can buy a variety of vitamins and minerals in the store and take them but getting the scientifically justified…

Obesity has become a topic of concern, especially in today’s youth, and there are those who want to solve it and those who want to promote self-love. An organization in Georgia believes fat-shaming will be the solution, which caused the two authors to write their articles on the subject. The two opposing sides are Chris Friend, who is a writer for The Philly post, and Lesley Kinzel who writes for Xojane.com. In the article “Solve America’s Obesity Problem with Shame” Chris Friend see’s…

This essay will assess the biopsychosocial model in relation to eating behaviour’s and obesity, Over the past decade the rate of obesity has risen dramatically with the number one killer being coronary heart disease (CHD). The biopsychosocial model approach systematically considers biological, psychological and social factors and their complex interactions in health, illness and health care delivery, understanding and considering different health approach models could help health psychologists…