Hypoglycemia

Two years ago, my son had just started kindergarten and had a great friend named Jack. One day my son came home from school to tell me that his class had made Jack a get well card because he was in the hospital. I immediately called Jack’s mom, Trasi, to find out what was going on. She told me her son had just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I could tell from the sound of Trasi’s voice that she was having a hard time. I didn’t know very much about type 1 diabetes and couldn’t comprehend…

Date and time requested: January 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM Date and time answered: February 28, 2015 at 3:00 PM Describe the role of Trulicity in the management of type 2 DM. What does the evidence show and its place in therapy? Background In the United States, approximately 25.8 million people have diabetes. Of the 25.8 million people, about 5% to 10% have type 1 diabetes and 90% to 95% have type 2 diabetes (T2DM).1 The prevalence of diabetes is much higher in non-Hispanic white, American Indian…

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Pharmaceuticals such as antihyperglycemic medications may also be an option to keep blood sugar levels on track. Oral antidiabetic agent metformin and glyburide have shown efficacy with no evidence of harm to the foetus, although long-term safety remains a concern (28.) When comparing to two, metformin was a 2.1 times higher failure rate than glyburide. Metformin works by decreasing the amount of glucose the liver makes, keeping blood sugar levels low and boosting insulin response. Although…

1. There are 3 types of neurons. Motor, sensory, and Interneurons. The main parts of the neuron are dendrites, the soma, the axon, the axon terminal, the synapse, and the myelin sheath. The dendrites are branch like bushy extensions that receive the information and conduct impulses towards the cell body. The soma, or cell body, makes sense of the information and works It out. It also triggers the action potential and all or nothing response. The axon is a neuron’s extension that sends messages…

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every one in ten kids are diagnosed with this disorder. The large number is accounted for by misdiagnosis. There are several million cases of ADD, but many times it is confused with other disorders such as: Autism, Depression, Anxiety, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, People having Thyroid Issues, Visual or Auditory Impairments, and Learning Disorders. The question is, “Why do people get misdiagnosed with ADD instead of these other disorders?” These disorders have many similarities with ADD, however they…

gain weight due to adding calories my daily intake caloric. The total grams of sugars on this day was 231, 27 grams that are disaccharides and three grams are monosaccharides. My sugar intake is sugar excessive because I am hypoglycemic. Due to my hypoglycemia, I purposely make sure my sugar intake is high, so I do not have dizzy spells and get lightheaded like I…