Hypoglycemia

A seizure is a symptom of underlying central nervous system dysfunction in which abnormal electrical discharges in areas of the brain are responsible for a temporary episode of behavior alteration. Seizures may be trigger by certain factors including stressful situations, such as hypoxia or rapid drop in blood glucose. It can also occur in young children and infants due to a sudden elevation in body temperature. There are different types of seizures, generalized and partial, and their…

Diabetes is a disease that affects 29.1 million people in the United States alone. Both obesity and genetics lead one to be more likely to develop diabetes, type two in particular. Diabetes and obesity prevalence continue to rise due to the sedentary lifestyles that are common in our country. Early intervention and education is a key factor in controlling the onset of type 2 diabetes. The pancreas plays a major role in the disease process. This organ is responsible for producing a hormone…

trying to expel the excess glucose in the blood, thus also having polyuria, and increasing thirst caused by frequent urination that leads to dehydration. (American Diabetes Association, 2014). Hypoglycemia is a condition where blood glucose levels are abnormally low, less than 70 mg/dl. Symptoms of hypoglycemia include shakiness due to the cells starvation for glucose, nervousness, anxiety, sweating and chills, confusion, tachycardia, polyphagia, weakness, altered mental status, seizures, and…

or her diabetic status, the health history assessment should include: type of diabetes, method of disease control, medications schedule and dosages, last A1C results and date, frequency of glucose monitoring and of last reading, date of the last hypoglycemia episode, and any other question that can help with the assessment. In case the patient is has poor glycemic control, the patient is referral to the physician, and nutritional counseling is recommended. It is imperative to help patient to…

thought of them, including any ways they could be improved. A diabetic patient who does not check his blood glucose watches a video on how to check his blood glucose and the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. The diabetic booklet illustrates how often to check the blood glucose and the signs of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. The decision making and the knowledge on diabetes makes the patient feel empowered to be informed on the importance of checking blood glucose which helps patient to…

Diabetes is a long-lasting disease and it is a serious metabolic condition which can affect the whole body. Diabetes is a condition when the body can’t make enough insulin or it can’t use its insulin in the way it should. Insulin is made inside the pancreas (a small gland behind the stomach) and is used to help the body use or store the glucose it gets from food. This condition causes sugars to build up in the blood. It can cause serious health complications including lower-extremity amputations…

The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. As mentioned earlier compulsive eaters suffer from a condition known as hypoglycemia; if some who suffers from hypoglycemia goes a few hours without eating, they can react as drastically as if they were starving for days their symptoms many consist of: with intense hunger, confusion, memory loss, inability to concentrate, nervousness, anxiety, depression…

1. What are the probable implications of this suspected diagnosis? This usually presents ages 3-24 months, prolonged fasting or infections, which cause-decreased appetite, increased energy requirements, and a fever. Sudden death is usually the first implication. 2. How urgent is it to contact this family to ask them to bring the baby to a pediatric emergency center or emergency room? Extremely Urgent, because People with MCAD deficiency are at risk of serious complications such as seizures,…

Few decades back, people did not have pediatric endocrinologists. Pediatric endocrine disorders were known to be adult endocrinologists. In the present day endocrinologists, however, have focused on individualizing treatment for diabetic patients based on age, physical activity, meal timing, and daily schedule of the patient. Regimens and therapy by various physicians for diabetes management also differs from one another. Two classes of insulin are available for use in T1DM viz. bolus/prandial…

anything about it. Learn the common signs and symptoms so you could easily determine the disease and the proper treatments to give your dog. Hypoglycemia- this refers to the fast drop of blood sugar levels which is very common with toy breeds especially Yorkies. It normally occurs from birth to 4 months of old but an adult Yorkie can also develop it. Hypoglycemia is a condition wherein the body cannot properly regulate blood glucose and the concentration of blood sugar is too low. It can affect…