Diabetic retinopathy

One of the sixth most common complication of diabetes is periodontitis. (Loe 1993). Study have found that there is a higher prevalence of periodontal disease among diabetic patients compared to healthy individuals (Firatli 1997). AGE-enriched gingival tissue has greater vascular permeability, facilitates greater breakdown of collagen fibers and accelerated destruction of both non-mineralized connective tissue and bone…

in earlier stage so that people can be educated to control their blood glucose and associated factors. Early detection and intervention is most important to prevent further complications associated with diabetes such as neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, foot damage, skin infections…

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute rapid complication caused by hyperglycemia. Body fat starts to break down for energy resulting in a build-up of ketones in the blood and urine. Meanwhile, the ketones are like poison in the body causing it more acidic…

Today I have the pleasure of working with a client named Mrs. Reyes, a 75-year-old female of Hispanic descent. She is a non-insulin diabetic, who lives alone, but has regular visits from her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Reyes has been admitted as a result of an acute change in mental status, and secondary with a diagnoses of a urinary tract infection and dehydration. Mrs. Reyes has a history of many falls at home previous to being admitted therefore she is a fall risk. I am nervous about how…

sister to getting diagnosed herself along with other complications from the disease, Andie struggled to not let diabetes control her life. Andie’s journey in learning to love life despite the odds represented the both fear and hope of many other diabetic patients. The biggest topic that the book surrounds is the experience with diabetes. Type 1 diabetes in particular is a chronic…

The impact that diabetes can have on someone’s life is truly great. Everyone who has experienced diabetes has a different tale of the hardships that they have endured throughout their lives. As a human being it is important to have an understanding of the feeling of those who suffer around us. All too often we jump at a conclusion without actually putting much thought into the situation before us. As a current student pharmacist one of my goals is to improve my understanding of what it is like…

Typically, by the time diabetic neuropathy is diagnosed, there is some form of kidney damage already present. Therefore, if you have symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, your doctor will want to test you for kidney problems as well. This is because without proper treatment, kidney problems can rapidly escalate into kidney failure and eventually become irreversible. If you have not been diagnosed with diabetes yet, here are the tests that you can expect your doctor to preform to determine if you…

Against Diabetes “I expect you to judge me by what I do on the field. I just don’t want to hide it anymore,” expressed Ron Santo (Santo, R.). This is how many diabetics feel. They do not want their disease to affect the way people view them, so they try to hide it. They just want to be judged by their performance. Ron Santo proved diabetics can do anything they want, despite their disease, and he ended up being one of the best third baseman baseball has ever seen. In order to fight through…

DM is a group of metabolic disorders which characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in either insulin secretion, action, or both. The chronic hyperglycemia associated with DM resulting in long term damage, dysfunction, and failure of different body organs especially the kidneys, the eyes, the nerves, the heart, and the blood vessels. T1DM is defined as a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia as a result of inadequate production of insulin by the pancreas. This occurs due to…

there are about 285 million individual worldwide diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (p. 495). If one was to not receive treatment, serious complications can arise such as cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, and retinopathy. Implementing self-care behaviors is exceptionally important for type 2 diabetics, so they can manage and prevent any long-term complications. The JAANP (2013) states that the reason for this study is to “explore the factors related to the self-care behaviors of patients with type…