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July 24, 2002 about two weeks after turning seven years old, I fell ill and got admitted into the hospital. Days later I was approached by a doctor and told that I was diagnosed with diabetes. Like many children with juvenile diabetes, my family had no idea to be on the lookout for the symptoms and there are no regular checkups to determine a child’s diabetic status. If my mother would have been warned earlier about the symptoms and the disease itself, we could have taken preventive measures…

METHODS ON DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES FALL 2014, BIO 498 SEC 0401 Dr. Eric May Ibironke sanni 12-12-2014 Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..2 2. Types of diabetes……………………………………………………………………….3 3. Type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………………………4 4. Symptoms of type 1 diabetes…………………………………………………………...5 5. Treatment and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes………………………...………………..... 6 6. Type 2 diabetes…………………………….………………………………………….10 7. Symptoms of type 2…

1.1 Background The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1DM) as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) (1). A chronic autoimmune disease due to pancreatic dysfunctions leading to a decrease of insulin production. According to AACE Diabetes resource Centre T1DM is described as an autoimmune disorder that exhibits a catabolic function leading to a decrease in the plasma concentration of insulin and a compensatory elevated plasma glucagon and beta cell death that…

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…

past two days. Ellen also complained of rapid weight loss, despite eating uncontrollable. Dr. Gupta suspects it to be diabetic ketoacidosis; which is when your body produces excessive ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis mostly occurs in people with type 1 diabetes, however Ellen has no medical history of showing a diagnosis of any chronic diseases; so, variety of tests should confirm it. Diabetic ketoacidosis can be the cause of lack of insulin that helps keep the body’s blood sugar balanced. Dr.…

A. Introduction Imagine yourself living with a medical condition that restricts you from eating certain foods that are rich in iron and foods that increase the absorption of iron. While it is impossible to completely avoid iron in your diet, even moderate amounts can be fatal in the long run, because your body absorbs more iron from the food that you eat than most people. For many years, hemochromatosis has been a mystery to medicine, and scientists all over the world have investigated the…

complications such as diabetic 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…

and alter various organs, especially 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…

If you are one of the nearly 30 million Americans with diabetes, your health care provider most likely has warned you that uncontrolled blood-sugar levels can put you at risk for serious complications, such as heart and kidney disease or stroke. But there are dental problems associated with diabetes, as well? In fact, a recent study published by American Dental Association reported that one in five cases of tooth loss is related to diabetes. Diabetes-Oral Health Link When you have diabetes your…

THEORY ASSIGNMENT Diabetes Diabetes is very common among Australians and across the world. 280 Australians develop diabetes every day. This costs the Australian government $14.6 billion annually. There are two types of diabetes. Type one is when you are born with it and your body doesn’t produce enough insulin. Type two is when you are diagnosed with diabetes and if your Father or Mother has it this means you are also likely to have it. Diabetes is most common for people over the age of 45 and…