Diabetes in the Elderly Population Janet Houston Grand Canyon University NRS 427V November 08, 2015 Diabetes in the Elderly Population My goal was to make the people in the community center aware or the cost and aware of ways to help reduce the incidents of diabetes. My goal was not to have them expect I had some cure for diabetes, but information some new and some that I was sure they had heard in the past. Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death in the African American population
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Case study – Gestational Diabetes and the effects it has on mothers and neonates As midwifery becomes more complicated and the numbers of women becoming pregnant, who present with or develop medical conditions which can impact on the health of themselves and their babies increases; it is important midwives are knowledgeable in order to recognise and help manage the risks and complications that may arise as a result of these conditions. Furthermore able to discuss these risks with expectant mothers
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Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes is a rising problem worldwide. Today there are 3.9 million people diagnosed with diabetes living in the UK. This statistic shows the severity of the problem. Diabetes splits into two types: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is genetic, meaning that the person is born with it, and type 2 (also known as diabetes mellitus) is developed over one’s lifetime (Type 2 Diabetes - Causes). Diabetes causes a disruption in the inner body balance therefore affecting homeostasis. People
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Homeostatic Imbalances: Diabetes Every year in the United States around 13,000 children are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, the main type of sugar the body uses. As you probably know, diabetes affects your glucose, which comes from the foods we eat. When the body digests food, the body starts off by breaking down the food into glucose and other nutrients. They are then absorbed into your bloodstream, where receptors in your blood send
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When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it changed my life. I knew that I would never be the same, even after a cure. I knew that I would have to check my blood sugar and take shots every day. I would have to go to the nurse three times a day. I thought that everyone would make fun of me and not like me anymore. When I found out on September fifth 2014, it was very scary. My stomach was hurting a lot and everyone didn’t even think that it was diabetes. I went to the doctor and they took my blood
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Number six, in a group of diseases called mucopolysaccharidoses, is Morquio syndrome. In the movie “The Mighty”, an imaginative boy named Kevin Dillon, has this terrible disease that gets worse and worse as the small imagine-er grows. But does this movie accurately show the symptoms of Morquio syndrome? First let’s learn what this syndrome is, then I will show the symptoms, and then see if the movie “The Mighty”, accurately showed Kevin's disease in the movie. Morquio syndrome is a rare inherited
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children who lives with their mother in a different residents. Family Past Medical History Patient’s past medical history are diabetes mellitus, hypertension, current smoker who smoke about 4-5 cigarettes a day. Patient was admitted for stomach pain, nausea and vomiting for the past 10 days. To start, the patient family history is his mother who is 49 years old, have diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. Next his father who is 53 years old, have history of hypertension, COPD
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Personal Impact Paper Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses that we see in the healthcare field. Majority of the patients I see and care for have either a mild, moderate or severe form of the disease. Along with diagnosing a patient with diabetes, a lot of education is to follow in order to manage it so long term effects don’t occur or can be prolonged. My father-in-law has had many health issues since he was a young adult. Diabetes is what has hit him the hardest and
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children understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet that could save them thousands of dollars, and more importantly their lives. “Many factors have been suggested as causes of the “obesity epidemic” among children- reduced physical education at school, increased homework loads, campus vending machines, television, larger portions sizes, fast-food restaurants, video games, and countless others.” (Sturm, Roland. 2005) However, recent findings also imply that obesity characteristics could
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Childhood Obesity: A Preventable Disease Childhood obesity is at an all time high today. Children who have a body weight ten percent higher than what is recommended or have a BMI in the 95th percentile or above are considered to be obese. One out of three children in the United States are considered overweight or obese. Eighty percent of these obese children remain obese adults, leading to severe health problems and possibly an early death (Schifferdecker, 2008). The current obesity epidemic has
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