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Everyone in life has obstacles, for my friend Stanley he has it harder than many. He suffers from Type 1 Diabetes. He has to have the proper amount of insulin in him at all times or else his body will not function properly. Thankfully he has a Pump that reads his insulin level all day and all night and adds more insulin when needed. But this has a down side, he is a very active person and this pump gets in the way of his activities all the time. Also the pump is not waterproof so he must…

The research reviewed echoed the importance of lifestyle interventions in the prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes. The availability to programs geared toward lifestyle interventions should be a top priority for communities as it was shown in several studies that cost-effective, easily accessible programs with detailed group and individualized counseling…

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, also known as PCOS, is a hormonal problem that affects women of reproductive age. Women that have been diagnosed with PCOS may have a problem with her menstrual cycle, her hormones, her heart, her blood vessels, and her appearance. One major concern for most women with PCOS is that many of them are battling infertility, or the inability to have children. ("Diseases and Conditions - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome") Signs and symptoms…

Symptoms Hemochromatosis is an inherited metabolic disorder, which is prevalent in Caucasian adults, that causes an over-absorption of iron in the body and various organs, especially the liver (Bliss, 2005). Iron-build up mainly affects the liver (figure 2). This causes liver disease, such as liver failure, scarring of the liver, and liver cancer. Furthermore, Hemochromatosis affects reproductive organs. It causes erectile dysfunction, decreased sex-drive, early menopause, and absence…

complications due to atherosclerosis are a major cause of ‎morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus(1). Microalbuminuria ‎now days is considered to be an atherosclerotic risk factor and predicts ‎future cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients, in elderly ‎patients, as well as in the general population(2). Microalbuminuria is ‎associated with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in patients with ‎type 2 diabetes mellitus(3, 4). However, little is known about this…

submit a claim for Social Security disability benefits, the success of your claim depends on the severity of the condition. Many people are living each day with the effects of diabetes mellitus, and have what is commonly referred to as type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Hyperglycemia is a common side-effect of these two conditions. Diabetes can often be managed under the supervision of a doctor’s care. However, there are situations where individuals develop acute or chronic hyperglycemia, and if you…

retinopathy (DR) in the diabetic population are linked to the duration of the disease. Diabetic retinopathy occurs both in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nearly all type 1 and 75% of type 2 DM will develop DR after 15 year duration of diabetes.(25) During the first two decades of disease, nearly all patients with type 1 diabetes and >60% of patients with type 2 diabetes have retinopathy.(26) It is estimated that 15 to 25% of the diabetic population have diabetic retinopathy, and…

eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and other blood vessels. Diabetes mellitus is classified into two types: type 1 diabetes mellitus, in which there is a total destruction of beta cells, which leads to absolute insulin deficiency; and diabetes mellitus type 2 or non-insulin, a consequence…

Diabetic retinopathy When you hear the words, “diabetic eye disease” do you know what it refers to? Would you be surprised to hear that it actually refers to a group of eye problems as opposed to just one eye problem? Diabetic eye disease categorises a group of eye problems that are faced by those suffering with diabetes, all of which may lead to a severe amount of vision loss or even total blindness. Diabetic eye disease can include glaucoma, which happens as a result of an increase in fluid…

glomerular filtration rate(GFR). The GFR increases rapidly during the first 2 weeks of life and then rises steadily until 8-12 months of age, when adult values are reached. “Caffeine has a longer serum half-life of 101 hours in neonates, whereas its half-life ranges from 3 to 6 hours in adults.” According to a guideline for use of Caffeine Citrate (Cafcit) therapy, reviewed by Dr. Samir Alabsi, “the peak effect of Cafcit is 2 hours; half-life: 40…