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    Diabetes Value Chain

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    Diabetes is a metabolic disease. 100 million people in the world are affected by diabetes[diabetes [1] and isit’s the cause of 1.1 million deaths every year, 80% of which found in lower and middle income countries [2]. Now 32.7 million diabetic patientpatients an estimated in India and this amount is expected to twisetwice by 2025. Prevalence is expected to double worldwide in next 20 years[years [3] and enlarged by 150% in lower and middle income countries [2][3][4]. A same situation having in…

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    diabetes over the course of three to four months. The hemoglobin A1c test is checked by having blood drawn or by using a machine and finger prick (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015). Most Type 1 diabetics are on an intensive daily insulin regimen through insulin injections or insulin pump therapy that requires constant thought and attention. These patients are also required to check their blood sugars with blood glucose monitors and a…

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    Type 1 Diabetes Essay

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    hyperglycaemia and caused by defects in insulin secretion, and some complications include the eyes, kidneys and peripheral nerves. A patient’s perspective is defined as a lifelong condition requiring change in your daily diet, monitoring blood levels and visits to the doctor. There are four different categories of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an inadequate production of insulin to the pancreas, usually in children and young adults. Type 2 diabetes is when your body is insulin resistance, the…

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    levels. The main goal of treating diabetes is to lower blood sugar levels. In a normal person sugar metabolism is controlled by insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to turn sugar, starches, and other food into energy. Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. When not enough insulin is secreted, blood sugar levels in the body increase. Decreased secretion of insulin can also cause protein and fat metabolism abnormalities in the human body. Diabetes is classified as a metabolism…

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    Dr. Lustig's Sugar Theory

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    has information about the consequences of too much sugar, but knowing too much or too little of something would either way be considered dangerous. His theory could be proven by how fructose is converted into fat in the liver, therefore it makes insulin resistance, raises blood pressure, and causes obesity therefore it might be either taken away then replaced with a substitute substance as a replacement. HFCS is cheaper than sugar and is perceived to be much cheaper than actual sugar, say if…

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    learning all of this. You have to give her insulin shots, which is what our pancreas typically provides us, but not in my sister’s case. She has to test your blood sugar and then give herself a shot based off how many carbs are in the food she is eating. Confusing, right? It was all starting to make sense. But then I realized she depended on me and my family to keep her alive. Diabetes puts her life in risk in many scenarios. If we give her the wrong amount of insulin she could crash, causing…

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    one. Diabetes is a chronic condition that results in having too much glucose/sugar in our body. Their two main types of Diabetes. Type 1, our pancreases make too little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas by cells that are called Beta cells, and by our pancreas not producing enough or no insulin, glucose start to build up in the…

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    already live in water so this is not a problem for the ammonia is diluted right away. (The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians, 2010) Case Study 3: Diabetes in Australia Diabetes is a complex disease that affects the pancreas’s ability to produce insulin. Insulin is the hormone that regulates blood sugar, and without it leads serious damage to the body (WHO, 2015). It is a growing issue in Australia, and now the biggest challenge facing the health system. Approximately 1.7 million Australians…

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    blood glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. Type 2 diabetes was originally known as “adult-onset” or “non-insulin dependent” diabetes, though it has changed because type 2 diabetes may be diagnosed before adulthood and sometimes needs treatment with insulin. Type 2 diabetes is quite different than type 1 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas secretes too much insulin ultimately trying to keep up with the body’s needs. Overtime, the pancreas cannot keep up with the body’s…

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    Mantelo Cecilio, H. P., Oliveira de Arruda, G., Ferraz Teston, E., Lima Santos, A., & Silva Marcon, S. (2015). Behaviors and comorbidities associated with microvascular complications in diabetes. Acta Paulista De Enfermagem, 28(2), 113-119 7p. doi:10.1590/1982-0194201500020 Mantel et.al (2015) conducted a study to investigate the behavioral factors, prevalence and comorbidities associated with microvascular complications among patients of diabetes mellitus. Cross- sectional study was done…

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