...The disease Diabetes is named for one of its symptoms. It is a Greek word derived from the verb diabainein, meaning siphon or pass-through which makes reference to the excessive amount of urine that individuals stricken with the disease were known to pass. This disease results when there is a high level of sugar in the blood for an extended period of time. This paper is to review diabetes being a chronic disease focusing on Angelo Reyes as a case study. His biography was retrieved from neighborhood, a website where different case studies were being discussed. In this paper, an overview of incidence of diabetes in the United States is reviewed. Other topics covered includes; the typical presenting signs of diabetes, potential effects of diabetes on the body as a chronic process, teaching requirements with two measurable learning objectives from each of the domains and the psychosocial challenges that patients like Angelo Reyes encounter as a result of this health condition. Diabetes is a disease that affects 25.8 million people in the United States alone. Data from the 2011 National Diabetes fact sheet released by Center for Disease Control on the 26th of January, 2011 confirmed the followings; Total prevalence of diabetes Total: 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. Diagnosed: 18.8 million people Undiagnosed: 7.0 million people Pre-diabetes: 79 million people* New Cases: 1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed...
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...Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations Kristi Donau Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Dana McKay May 3, 2015 Health Promotion Among Diverse Populations The United States has seen much transformation within its healthcare advances and delivery system over the last century. It has also demographically transformed from a nation of a predominantly white population to an ever growing culturally diverse population. Many of these cultural groups are documented minority groups, which face many problems with accessing and receiving adequate health care. Looking at the 2010 U.S. Census, close to 36 percent of the population was a part of an ethnic or racial minority group. These minority groups include American Native Indian, African American, American Asian, Pacific Islander, and Latino or Hispanic. Some minority groups have increased risk factors and experience a greater and disproportionate burden of disease, preventable illnesses and disability and morbidity rates compared with non-minority groups ("Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," 2014). In this paper, the author will compare and contrast the health status for the minority group of Hispanic/ Latinos to the national average, describe how health promotion is defined and what barriers and disparities exist for this minority population, and will describe three levels of health promotion prevention and which would be optimal for teaching the Hispanic/Latino people. ...
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...BDA BDA FOODBRITISH SHEET THE FACT DIETETIC ASSOCIATION Food Fact Sheet Long term health concerns associated with PCOS include heart disease and diabetes, particularly if you have any of the following: • High levels of fats in the blood • High blood pressure • Being overweight and, in particular, having lots of fat around your middle. The symptoms of PCOS can be controlled using a combination of lifestyle changes, cosmetic measures and medication. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) PCOS is a relatively common condition, affecting how a woman’s ovaries work. Healthier food choices and increasing physical activity can improve the symptoms of PCOS. This Food Fact Sheet will look at PCOS and how to manage it with diet and exercise. PCOS affects millions of women in the UK – around one in ten. There are three features which lead to a woman being diagnosed with PCOS: 1. A number of cysts that develop around the edge of the ovaries (polycystic ovaries). 2. A failure in the release of eggs from the ovaries (ovulation). 3. A higher level of male hormones than normal, or male hormones that are more active than normal. Even if only two of these features are present, this is enough to confirm the diagnosis. Eat well Healthy eating and being active can help you with PCOS symptoms and are very important to help prevent developing heart disease and diabetes in the future. This includes eating lots of fruit and vegetables, choosing lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as well as...
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...An important health disparity that exists in the world today is diabetes disproportionately affecting Non-Hispanic Blacks. Through extensive research, one can discover many solutions to decrease this disparity. In order to reach these conclusions one must first uncover what causes this disparity as well as the prevalence and incidence rates. The prevalence and incidence is much higher for Non-Hispanic Blacks than for other races. A survey conducted in 2010 shows that 18.7% of Non-Hispanic Blacks ages twenty and older have diabetes (2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet). This prevalence is 9% higher than what research has shown for Non-Hispanic Whites. The incidence rate of diabetes in Non-Hispanic blacks has been increasing since 1997 and is currently 5.4% higher than in Non-Hispanic Whites (Age-Adjusted Incidence of Diagnosed Diabetes). Due to the fact that this is one of the fastest-growing groups in the United States, this will only continue to increase (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse). There are clearly some very influential factors that are affecting these extreme differences. There are many factors...
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...Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases that is characterized by high blood glucose levels that comes from defects in the secretion of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas and responsible for lowering the blood glucose levels in the event glucose levels become high. Diabetes type II is more common in adults aged 40 years or older and the prevalence of the disease increases with age. According to Centers of Disease Control (2015), states that nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes. 8.3% of Americans of all ages are affected by diabetes and about 7 million Americans are living with diabetes and have no knowledge of it (USDHH & CDC, 2011). Some of the signs and symptoms of diabetes mellitus type II include increased frequency with urination, always have a feeling of being thirsty, increased feeling of being hungry even after eating, fatigue, blurred vision, cuts and/or bruises that heal slowly, and tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands and feet. Treatment for type II diabetes mellitus usually includes several options. First an oral antidiabetic medication such as Metformin or Avandia. Even insulin may be part of the medication regimen. Diet modification and lifestyle changes will be both part of the preventive and treatment plan. Maintaining a normal blood pressure is also part of the treatment plan with someone with type II diabetes. Some preventive measures to take is to maintain a healthy weight with exercise and monitoring...
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...Diabetes Disease Management Organizational Change Plan Diabetes Disease Management Organizational Change Plan Diabetes is a chronic disease in the United States and is reaching epidemic proportions. Private health care organizations have incorporated disease management programs to assist insured members in managing diabetes care and treatment. In an effort to contain cost, disease management programs employ nurses, dieticians, and physicians to provide diabetic education, resources, and incentive programs as a collaborative effort to assist members with this chronic disease (Edwards, 1999). The United States Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 25.8 million individuals of all ages have been diagnosed with diabetes. This chronic disease is the seventh leading cause of death. Medical treatment for a diabetic is twice as high as it is for a non-diabetic patient. The United States Department of Health and Human Services estimated that in 2007 medical treatment for diabetics cost $174 billion dollars (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2011). This paper will provide documentation of a declining disease management program and the development of a change within the organizational program. The goal of the change will provide patient, physician, nurse collaboration, diabetic education, and, assistance with self-management to close gaps in care (Amundson, O'Connor, Solberg, Asche, Woods, Parker, & Crain, 2009). Mercy Care Management is...
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... Stem Cell Research There are an estimated three million adults and children fighting Type 1 Diabetes in the United States alone, with that number growing by more than 15,000 cases per year. Over the course of the past fifteen years, scientists have discovered that using human embryonic stem cells can soon cure not only Type 1 diabetes but other such illnesses like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease and many others. Although nearly 65% of Americans are in support of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, there are still a large group who is against the study and use of human embryos ("Type 1 Diabetes Facts", 2015). Faith As an appeal to their faith, most of the people who fight the use of embryonic stem cells, view the embryo as human, even though it is retrieved early, during the stage of development when an embryo is still a zygote. The Catholic faith believes that life is sacred from the moment of conception, saying that the use of embryos is “immoral, illegal and unnecessary” (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, 2009). Say a woman is facing the choice to abort her baby because it will be born with birth defects or illness or because it is a baby being born from rape, religious belief is much more lenient on the choice she makes. What if a woman already has a child with a severe illness like type 1 diabetes? If she chooses to produce an embryo to use to regenerate new stem cells that may cure her child of a life of multiple...
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...Decreasing Hospitalization Rates by Incorporating Home Health Care Erin Lillian NR660 Capstone Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Mikel Hand Decreasing Hospitalization Rates by Incorporating Home Health Care Progressive, chronic disease processes are becoming more prevalent for the geriatric population within the United States year by year. Examples of these disease processes include congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes (DM) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). All three of these disease processes made the “top ten list” for annual deaths in our country. American’s lifestyle and culture only increases the chances of developing these disorders. It is vital and necessary to educate American society to help decrease the diagnosis rate of disease processes such as these and to augment the lifestyles of those already living with the problem. Home health care is a service provided by companies to patients in the comfort of their own home. Home health care can include services such as nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, bathing assistance and social work. The purpose of these services is to provide rehabilitative therapy and allow the patient to function independently for as long as possible in their own home, even with a chronic debilitating disease process. The services provided are ordered by the patient’s physician and the home health care company works closely with this physician on an individual patient by patient...
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...Diabetes Case Study (Part 1) Elizabeth Tamayo, Melissa Gonzales, Eroshnie Singh NUR/427 January 15, 2014 Jeanette Moore Diabetes Case Study (Part 1) In the biography of Jenna Riley, Jenna is a fourteen-year-old female who lives in a single parent home with her younger brother and mother. Jenna’s mother works in the afternoon and Jenna is left to care for herself and her younger brother. With little adult supervision, Jenna’s eating habits fall out of control and there is a lack of physical activity. When Jenna is stressed, she binge eats and even becomes a closet eater hiding food under her bed. Jenna develops symptoms such as frequent urination and weight gain. During a visit to the school nurse, it is discovered that Jenna has dark pigmentation on the back of Jenna’s neck. The school nurse suggests a physical examination by her family doctor. After having an exam from her family practitioner, her lab work reveals that Jenna is diabetic and her physician diagnoses her with type II diabetes. It is also noted that Jenna’s father and grandmother have diabetes. Jenna and her mother meet with a certified diabetic educator. Nutrition, physical activity, monitoring of blood glucose, and drug therapy are discussed and monitored in follow up visits. According to the 2011 National Diabetes fact sheet reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 25.8 million Americans have diabetes and 8.3% of the United States population do not know they have diabetes. The estimated...
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...strain on heart and increases hypertension and cholesterol levels.2. Behavioural: physical activity, tobacco smoking poor nutrition-diets high in saturated fat such as cholesterol can contribute to overweight and obesity. Low intake of fruit and vegetables can contribute to increased snacking on high fat and high sugar foods, increasing obesity, which heightens risk of CVD.Physical enviro: air quality (tobacco smoke) Access to recreational facilities-if lacking access, they might not exercise as much as otherwise might. Heightens risk of CVD and obesity.Social envrio- SES, Early life experiences. | Swap it, don’t stop it WHO- Diabetes Australia QueenslandWHAT- * The program works with Heart Foundation, Cancer Council Queensland and Nutrition Australia in QLD. * The program includes an online 12-week planner, iPhone app and a range of fact sheets and resources to support the community to Shape Up. * The program uses a...
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...or know of someone currently diagnosed with diabetes?”)There are an estimated 15 million people with some form of diabetes in the United States.” According to the National Diabetes Fact Sheet, “1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older in 2010.” Diabetes ranks seventh among the leading causes of death in the United States and causes more deaths than breast cancer and AIDS combined. . Preview: Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood. There are three main types of diabetes, Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin Dependent, and Gestational Diabetes. . Body . Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus also known as Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease. Type I diabetes is also known as juvenile onset diabetes. 1. “Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the disease.” 2. People with this type have little or no ability to produce insulin. a. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. 3. The pancreas undergoes a change and cells that usually produce insulin are destroyed by the body’s own immune system, believing the pancreas to be a foreign organ. a. As a result, the body may then try to eliminate the pancreas. 4. The cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown; this kind of disorder can be passed down through families. 5. If you have been diagnosed with Type I diabetes, you should have a check-up each week until...
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...Epidemiology Paper Tamika Swearingen NUR/ 408 December 1, 2014 Kimberly Oatman Epidemiology Paper The number of children diagnosed with diabetes in 2012, according to the CDC (2014), is about 208,000 people younger than 20 years in the United States alone. This includes those having been diagnosed diabetes type 1 or type 2. Diabetes has become more prevalent and there is no cure at this time. With the study of Epidemiology, there is hope for a decline of Diabetes and it dominance amongst the American children. In this paper, it will describe and define epidemiology and how it relates to diabetes. This paper will discuss the method and triangle of epidemiology along with the chosen vulnerable population and disease of diabetes in children. Definition of Epidemiology Epidemiology has been defined as “the study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related states or events in specified populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such states, and the application of this knowledge to control the health problems” (Stanhope and Lancaster, 2012). Epidemiology can be described as a study that looks at certain specifics of the excess risk a disease and the rate or incidence of how it is affected. It focuses on the study of why and how it affects certain populations. Steps and Methods of Epidemiology Diabetic information can be gathered in many ways such as analyzing: routine data, research data ad epidemiological data. In Southern Nevada, health related...
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...of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18-79 years, United States, 1980-2014. (2015, December 01). Retrieved June 11, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/incidence/fig1.htm Aronson, R., Reznik, Y., Conget, I., Castañeda, J. A., Runzis, S., Lee, S. W., the OpT2mise Study Group. (2016). Sustained efficacy of insulin pump therapy compared with multiple daily injections in type 2 diabetes: 12‐month data from the OpT2mise randomized trial. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 18(5), 500–507. http://doi.org/10.1111/dom.12642 Bolderman, K. M. (2013). Putting your patients on the pump. Alexandria, VA: American Diabetes Association. DeVries J.H., Snock F.J., Kostense P. J., Masurel N., Heine R. J.(2002). A randomized trial of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and intensive injection therapy in type 1 diabetics for patients with...
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...Case Study: Diabetes Descriptive Epidemiology Case Study 2 Diabetes, the sixth leading cause of death in the United States is a disease in which the body has a shortage of insulin, a decreased ability to use insulin, or both. Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose (sugar) to enter cells and be converted to energy. When diabetes is not controlled, glucose and fats remain in the blood, and, overtime, damage vital organs. In a healthy person, blood sugar levels, which fluctuates based on food intake, exercise and other factors are kept within an acceptable by insulin. Insulin, the hormone produced by the pancreas, helps the body absorb excess sugar from the bloodstream; therefore, in people with diabetes, the pancreas does not produce insulin thus increasing the blood sugar levels making it difficult to be controlled by insulin. Type 1 diabetes, diagnosed in children and young adults (although it can occur at any age) is an autoimmune disease that may be caused by genetic, environmental or other factors. It accounts for about 5 percent of diabetes cases. Although there are no known ways to prevent it, administration of insulin is an effective treatment. Type 2 diabetes which accounts for 90-95 percent of cases is usually associated with older age, obesity and physical inactivity, family history of type 2 diabetes or a personal history of gestational diabetes. Type 2 diabetes...
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...Diabetes A Growing Health Concern in the U.S. Diabetes A Growing Health Concern In The U.S. According to (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). Diabetes can affect many parts of the body and therefore can result in serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. The pancreas makes a hormone called insulin, which in turn helps glucose to get into the cells of our bodies. When the pancreas does not produce enough insulin blood glucose levels can then become elevated and other metabolic abnormalities can occur, leading to more serious and disabling complications. Obesity is directly linked to the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. According to World Heart Federation (2015), “your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and hypertension rises steeply. Statistics show that 58% of diabetes and 21% of ischemic heart disease are attributable to a BMI above 21.” (Why Obesity Causes Cardiovascular Disease). According to "Healthy People 2020" (2014), “diabetes affects an estimated 23.6 million people in the United States and is the 7th leading cause of death.” There are three common types of diabetes (Diabetes). 1. Type II – “Results from a combination of resistance to the action of insulin and insufficient insulin production.” (HealthyPeople.gov, 2014). Type II can be controlled by a person’s diet and physical activity, losing weight and when needed, medications. 2. Type I – The body is no longer able to produce...
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