Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes, also known as Diabetes mellitus to the medical field, is a combination of diseases that affect metabolism so that the individual has raised blood sugar levels. This can be due to a lack of insulin, and/or a body’s change in how it responds to insulin. Approximately 382 million people in the world are directly affected by diabetes. The three types of the disease include Type 1 or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, and Gestational…

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…

Introduction: The global pandemic of diabetes mellitus (DM), which principally involves T2D is well recognized by World Health Organization (WHO) and affects the majority of adults in developed countries such as in North America, Japan and Europe[1]. The greatest increase in prevalence of DM is however expected to occur rapidly in developing and low or middle income countries in Asia and Africa toward the years 2030 and 2035, probably following the people's tendency for urbanization, changing…

Diabetes mellitus type-1, also know as type-1 diabetes, is a devastating disease that affects millions of people around the world and can be deadly if it is not properly controlled. It is caused by the autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas and is defined as the inability to produce sufficient insulin, which precludes the absorption of glucose into the body’s cells (ADA, Standards of Medical Care). Some aspects of the disease are not completely understood by the…

Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus During Pregnancy Type 1 diabetes (type 1 diabetes mellitus) and type 2 diabetes (type 2 diabetes mellitus) are long-term (chronic) diseases. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough of a hormone called insulin. In Type 2 diabetes, one or both of these problems may be present: • The pancreas does not make enough insulin. • The cells in the body are less responsive to the insulin that is made (insulin resistance). Normally, insulin moves sugars from…

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looking for visible signs of the effectiveness of the care plan. For example, (1) teach importance of health care for diabetes; this goal is met as evidenced by Jose’s log of blood glucose checks in the morning are ranging from 90-100. Jose’s results of the hemoglobin A1C level of 8, as compared to a value of 12, three months ago, (2) provide education on the health risks of diabetes; this goal is partially met as evidenced by Jennifer keeping a log on a calendar of the meals that are prepared…

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…

Peripheral neuropathy, causes, symptoms and treatment Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is the principle cause of peripheral neuropathy. Different reasons of peripheral neuropathy are alcohol abuse, arsenic, or other poisonous substances, hiv / aids and medicines towards cancer as an example. The symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can be kind of divided into three components. Sensory neuropathy, motor neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy. The treatment of peripheral neuropathy focuses on the…

Diabetes In 2005, 1.1 million people died from diabetes. The full impact is much larger, because although people may live for years with diabetes, their cause of death is often recorded as heart diseases or kidney failure (http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/diabetes/02en.html). Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects how your body uses blood sugar. Glucose comes from the food we eat and the liver. If we have too much glucose it will affect the body and causes other serious health problems…