Gastroparesis

Diabetes is now one of the most common diseases among Americans today because of our sedentary lifestyles and our continuation of poor eating habits. Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action or both. Diabetes can be associated with serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complications (CDC Diabetes,…

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States and it is known to be green and dried shredded plants called Cannabis sativa also known as a hemp plant (NIDA 2016). The most common user of Marijuana are young adults and adolescents typically in either middle or high school (NIDA 2016). Marijuana is known for many slang terms such as weed, pot, bud, ganja, Mary Jane and can be smoke by rolling it in a cigarette called a joint, smoked through a pipe, bongs, or smoke in a…

attack), coronary artery disease, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease • Foot ulcers and infection • Neurologic disease – stroke, peripheral neuropathy • Renal disease – chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy • Gastrointestinal disease – gastroparesis, fatty liver disease • Eye disease – retinopathy, glaucoma, blindness • Death How is type I diabetes diagnosed? The diagnosis of type I diabetes is suggested based on symptoms and physical examination, but typically confirmed with…

Healthy eating plan This semester a large amount of information was obtained for healthy eating for life style. Taking care of the body consist of a bunch of things. A healthy body is contingent on the health of a person, what the person eats, physical activity and supplements that could help. At the beginning of the spring semester, the nutrition student was pregnant. It was recommended that she had an intake of at least two thousand calories. The student intake of calories was barley meeting…