(Add intro, statistics, thesis) A lot of different people can get diabetes with or without symptoms, but with medications and proper diet and exercise the disease can be maintained.
There are two different types of diabetes, type one and type two diabetes. Diabetes is the disease where the pancreas does not produce insulin which is a necessary hormone needed for the body to function. Insulin is a hormone that the body requires to convert sugars, starches and other foods into energy to be used in everyday life. After a meal has been consumed, the body breaks down the foods consumed into glucose and nutrients that the body needs and they are then absorbed into the bloodstream through the gastrointestinal tract. After the glucose has been absorbed into the bloodstream, the body then sends a signal to the pancreas for it to begin producing insulin for the body. In people with diabetes, their bodies may stop producing insulin or their bodies may no longer respond to the hormone. Without insulin, glucose cannot gain the key of access into the cells to produce energy for the body to function. If the glucose does not make its way into the cells, it stays in the bloodstream which will result in elevated glucose levels which can lead to other health problems. The overall disease of diabetes is the similar but there are some differences between type one and type two. In type one diabetes, the body’s own immune system attacks the cells of the pancreas and destroys them so that they cannot produce insulin anymore causing them to become diabetic. Scientists believe that the cause of type one diabetes is more often passed through the genes of the parents, however, in recent times being overweight is starting to be more of the cause of developi...
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...ngs instead of counting grams, if the plan calls for one serving of fruit the child can exchange it for one serving of protein instead. Working with a doctor regularly can really make managing the diabetic patient’s life a lot easier as well. Using food labels as a diabetic can make managing the diabetes a lot easier with choosing dosages of insulin. Along with maintaining a healthy diet, regular exercise and physical activity for the child is very beneficial. Getting active for at least sixty minutes a day can allow the child to live a healthier lifestyle, whether they play a team sport, go on a walk or bike ride with the family at night or they play tag or games with the neighborhood kids. Although there are no treatments to make the diabetes go away there are ways to maintain the disease and live a healthier life.
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Diabetes education is a structured education and self-management (at diagnosis and regularly reviewed and reinforced) to promote awareness. Diet and lifestyle, healthy diet, weight loss if the person is overweight, smoking cessation, regular physical exercise. Maximizing glucose control while minimizing adverse effects of treatment such as hypoglycemia. Reduction of other risk factors for complications of diabetes, including the early detection and management of hypertension, drug treatment to modify lipid levels and consideration of antiplatelet therapy with aspirin. Early intervention for complications of diabetes,, including cardiovascular disease, feet problems, eye problems, kidney problems and neuropathy.
Diabetes is a disease in which a person’s body in unable to make or utilize insulin properly which affects blood sugar levels. Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the pancreas, which helps to regulate glucose (sugar) levels, break down carbohydrates and fats, and is essential to produce the body’s energy. The CDC (2013) offers reliable insight, summarized here, into the different types of diabetes, some causes, and health complications that may arise from the disease.
...betes, they must visit their health care provider or diabetes educator at least four times a year and talk about any problems they are having. They should also stay up to date with all of their vaccinations and get a flu shot every year in the fall. Regular exercise is important for a person with diabetes because it helps lowers blood sugar level without medication and helps burn excess calories and fat so they can manage their weight.
Current theories link the cause of diabetes, singly or in combination, to genetic, autoimmune, viral, and environmental factors (obesity, stress). Regardless of its cause, diabetes is primarily a disorder of glucose metabolism related to absent or insufficient insulin supplies and/or poor utilization of the insulin that is available. The two most common types of diabetes are classified as type I or type II diabetes mellitus. Gestational diabetes and secondary diabetes are other classifications of diabetes commonly seen in clinical practice
Every action of my day, every bite of food and every amount of exercise affects my health. I have had Juvenile Diabetes for thirteen years, and now I have decided to take on the task of not only managing my own health, but other’s as well. Managing my diabetes has not always been a huge struggle for me, but with the new stress of nursing school, it is becoming a balancing act between school and my own health.
All in all, my mother’s family who suffered from diabetes were considered to be obese. Although medications, exercise, or dieting will not for sure cure anyone, had they taken better precautions it is possible they may have lived a longer life. Being a genetic trait in my family I find it important to work out and watch what I eat so that I can avoid getting any types of diabetes. Make it your goal to be aware of what you are doing in your everyday life because you never knew if what you eat or do today will affect you tomorrow.
Diabetes is one of the most common diseases that almost every family is suffering these days with one or more family members globally. But most people are still unaware the causes, symptoms and treatment of diabetes. Diabetes, in a simple language, is directly related to our digestion system. Whatever we eat, we need to digest and for digestion our food breaks into small pieces of glucose or sugar. This sugar then goes to our blood cells and gives us energy to work for the day. Now to transfer glucose to our blood cells, we need insulin that is made by pancreas. If due to some reasons, our pancreas is not able to produce enough amount of insulin to transfer glucose into the blood cells, the condition is known as diabetes, and the person suffering from this disease is called as a diabetic.
Diabetes in a Classroom Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, with a prevalence of 1.7 affected individuals per 1,000 people aged less than 20 years. In the US, 13,000 new cases are diagnosed annually in children. There are about 125,000 individuals less than 19 years of age with diabetes in the U.S. The majorities of these young people attend school and/or some type of day care and need knowledgeable staff to provide a safe school environment. Both parents and the health care team should work together to provide school systems and day care providers with the information necessary to allow children with diabetes to participate fully and safely in the school experience. The American Diabetes Association takes the position that children with diabetes should be allowed to make blood sugar checks at school. As legal precedent, they cite the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1973 (IDEA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination in all schools and daycare centers except religious schools and facilities against children with disabilities, including diabetes. Any schools that accept federal funding must follow IDEA and Section 504 laws. The association encourages parents to use the laws to ensure that their kids can participate in all school activities while caring for their medical needs. Children with Diabetes suggests that it's the responsibility of the parents or student to let the school know he or she has diabetes, to provide documentation to that effect, to make a written request for accommodations, and to request a meeting to discuss a 504 plan or IEP. The American Diabetes Association recommends that your written...
Type II diabetes can develop from a variety of sources which may or may not act in conjunction with each other; some of these are: poor diet, family history, low activity levels, ethnicity. Symptoms for Type II diabetes often develop slowly ...
As of the year 2011, 28.8 million people living in the United States were suffering from diabetes. This accounts for 8.3% of the US population (CDC, 2011). While this number may seem small, diabetes is a rapidly growing disease that needs a solution given that it is the seventh leading cause of death. According to the American Diabetes Association, (A.D.A.), diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas is unable to produce the amount of insulin needed to convert food, sugars, and starches to energy for the body. Therefore, the blood sugar levels rise, also known as hyperglycemia. There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is commonly found in children or young adults and only makes up 5% of diabetes cases. A person with Type 1 diabetes does not produce insulin at all. Type 2 diabetes is the more common form of the disease. People who struggle...
Diabetes is a very serious disease that takes many lives each year. It is a lifelong disease that can be fatal to both adults and children if it is uncontrolled. Diabetes does not have to be fatal if certain precautions are taken. If diabetics maintain a healthy diet and watch their carbohydrate intake they can keep their diabetes under control. Monitoring blood sugar is also necessary to live a healthy life. If diabetics know the right way of maintaining their diabetes, they can live a very normal and active life.
Imagine not being able to have a snack or candy whenever you want to in a day. Many people have to watch what they eat, especially diabetics because of lack of insulin in their bodies. They have to watch their sugar intake daily and also keep up with insulin shots. Diabetes is a life long disease which isn’t easy to have without new technological advancements. The rapid growth of technology has made health care more successful, specifically in the advancements for the cure and treatments of diabetes.
In conclusion, diabetes is a serious disease and can be life threatening. With the right research and implementation of new studies diabetes can be reduced among the populations. We as a people need to realize this epidemic and all get together and beat it. Restaurants need to stop putting chemicals and unnecessary fats in their food. Not only diabetics but everyone should educate themselves on what is going in your body when you eat. Also, exercising and getting off the couch, in children, needs to be addressed and that alone would help reduce diabetes in the younger population. I can’t stress enough on education. If you know what you are eating or how you are exercising you protect yourself from poor health and live a great life. Type 2 diabetes can be dwindled down with a conscious individual and group effort.
Point blank, diabetes is a serious disease and causes major effects on people’s daily lives. In a society where food comes in such abundance, people are overeating. Compared to the beginning of the twenty first century when only about five percent of the population had diabetes (Nazarko, 2009), today that number is rising and continuing to do so. This is starting to affect the health of children by being diagnosed with diabetes at a young age. When a child has diabetes it becomes very serious since children are at such a young age to deal...