Diabetes

Diabetes is a life-threatening disease that should be taken seriously. It is actually the effect of a complex group of diseases that happen from a variety of causes. Diabetes is a metabolism disorder, which in plain terms means the body is not using digested food for energy correctly. Everyone’s body, if working properly has a digestive tract that breaks down carbohydrates, sugars and starches which is found in many foods. These three items turn into what is known as glucose (a form of…

The scenario that has been chosen here is scenario 1, Anne Baptiste with type 2 diabetes. For type 2 diabetes the pancreas produces insulin, but the body’s insulin receptors cannot respond accordingly, therefore blood glucose levels remain high after food as glucose in unable to enter most tissue cells. The signs and symptoms that people with type 2 diabetes could experience could include yeast infections, lower extremity paresthesias, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, blurred vision, fatigue,…

Works Cited Anderson, John E. "Innovations in Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus." Journal of Family Practice (2015): S48-53. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web. 15 May 2016. Along with all the current medications and treatments for Type 2 Diabetes, this article informs about the fact that new studies have shown of a way lessen the daily Insulin dosage by 1/3 in many patients. This particular article from John E. Anderson that I acquired from the Brazosport College database,…

Although it is generally accepted that regular exercise provides substantial health benefits for individuals with type 2 diabetes, the exact exercise type (aerobic vs. resistance vs. both) has been unclear. “Given that the 2008 Federal Physical Activity Guidelines recommend aerobic exercise in combination with resistance training, the unanswered question as to whether for a given amount of time the combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training is better than either alone has…

I seem to come up with new analogies for type 1 diabetes everyday. Stuff like, “Diabetes is like a small baby, when it’s crying there seems to be nothing you can do for it.” All just random little phrases to lighten up the situation. I guess one of those times where my diabetes was “crying” is when I was on syringes and I couldn’t get my blood sugars under control and they were just constantly hovering up in the 400’s. A normal blood sugar should be somewhere in between the range of 80-180 so I…

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels, decreased insulin production, and/or insulin resistance. Insulin is important in permitting glucose to be absorbed by the cells of the body from the blood stream. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, both of which involve deficient transporting abilities of glucose into cells, but via differing mechanisms. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an insulin deficiency. It is an autoimmune disease that leads…

rooms, where I tried to not think about the worst thing that could be wrong with me. One of the white coats finally said something, but it wasn't good news; I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. My world had just turned upside down. I was 12 years old at the time. My parents and I didn't know anything about diabetes, so when I was told I had it, I had just assumed it was only temporary, that I will get better in a few days; I looked at it like having the ''common cold''. I had even told my…

Diabetes is an illness in which a person’s blood comprehends more glucose than it ought to. Which will cause a health problem that can turn out to be deadly if not cured accurately. There are several different forms of diabetes, and each form is managed in a different way. Some types of diabetes can be reversed but others can’t. Glucose powers the cells in the human body’s tissue and muscles. Both type one and type two diabetes are chronic disorders that there is no treatment for them.…

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…

Diabetes mellitus, also known as diabetes occurs when the glucose level in the blood increases more than normal. Diabetes Type 2 is very common and affects many people. Details about diabetes Type 2: This type of diabetes is quite common among people above forty years of age. It is found to rarely affect younger people. The symptoms for this type develop gradually and may take even weeks or months before you find out. In this diabetes type the insulin is still secreted but the amount secreted…