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diabetes has increased drastically from 0.93% in 1958 to 7.18% in 2013. The rising prevalence of the disease in the United States makes diabetes an increasingly important condition to understand. Diabetes can usually be classified as either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes (a third form, gestational diabetes, occurs in pregnant women and is far less common). Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, typically appears initially in youth and occurs…

That is a giant increase in the amount of children with Type 2 diabetes. The difference between Type 1 and 2 diabetes is that Type 1 diabetes is caused by genetics, so there isn’t anything they can do about it. While Type 2 diabetes is caused from someone becoming obese which can then cause insulin resistance which is Type 2 diabetes. Due to this increased amount of children diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes the amount of money spent on treating diabetes has also skyrocketed. Just…

Geriatric Assignment: Patient O.G The patient is a seventy-year-old female of Hispanic origin. O.G consent is available through appendices A. She is currently widowed. Husband died of a gunshot wound in 2000. The patient was born in Guatemala and came to the United States around the age of thirty. Her main language is Spanish but does understand and speaks English. For education the patient stopped going to school at age 8 during second grade, when she was taken out of school to help her mother…

People with type 2 diabetes may also need insulin shots to help them process sugar and prevent them from developing long-term problems. While there are various types of insulin treatments for people with diabetes, along with diet and regular exercise regimen, most people who have type 2 diabetes are treated first with oral medications instead of receiving needle injections. For more than 3,000 years…

This condition means a human body cannot produce insulin from the pancreas, a human organ that lies next to the stomach. Insulin is a hormone that allows the body use glucose for energy. The body produces glucose from the food that we eat (Anderson, p. 2). There are three differ type of diabetes. Type I Diabetes, Type II Diabetes and Gestational…

1. The 48 years old Native American women presenting to the Indian Hospital is taking Lisinopril because of hypertension as one of the conditions documented in her past medical history. Hypertension is supported by the current measurements of the blood pressure readings of 165/100. Lisinopril is an angiotensin –converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE) considered as one of the first line treatment option for hypertension. The pharmacological mechanism of action for Lisinopril is to inhibit the action…

Progress in Healthcare in the United States In the last 10-20 years there has been substantial progress towards the improvement of healthcare. The life expectancy in the United States has been increasing every year for both males and females. There has been large leaps in technological advancements in Healthcare which has led a large increase in the quality of Healthcare. With increases in technology, the productivity of Healthcare staff has greatly improved and the accuracy of the diagnoses…

In the United States a problem that is becoming more problematic is obesity, as it is becoming more prevalent and the amount of deaths related to it are increasing. The affects of obesity are also a problem because of its causes on the human body and its correlation with heart problems, cancer, diabetes, etc. A recent study shows, that of the United States adult population, more than a third are considered obese and this number continues to rise (Gore, Diallo, & Padilla, 2015). One of the major…

Treatments of Type 2 diabetes After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes there is many key factors that have to take place the patient may or may not need to take medication depending on the complication and also on the lifestyle of the patient. Also, lifestyle changes will have to take place in order to prevent type 2 diabetes, the following will need to take place a diet with a low carbohydrate diet and aerobic exercise. Insulin therapy is also another way in treating this chronic disease.…

that diabetes is a growing concern, social workers need to know the effects and consequences of the diagnosis. Learning about diabetes is important in all stages of life. A person can get type 1 diabetes at a young age or can be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as they…