Diabetes is a disease that causes the human body to not create or not use insulin effectively. The body needs insulin to take the energy or sugars and turn it into energy. The human body needs energy to survive. Diabetes can be broken into three main categories. Type 1 diabetes is where the body makes no insulin at all. Type 2 diabetes is where the body does not produce enough insulin or it does not use it correctly. Gestational diabetes is more of a type 2 diabetes for pregnant women, which usually returns to normal after birth (Ruder 7-8).
Having too much glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream or a blood sugar level consistently over 126 milligrams of glucose per deciliter means that individual is diabetic. Healthy non diabetics will have a fasting blood sugar of 70 to 110 mg/dL. “The medical term for this condition is diabetes mellitus. Mellitus is a Latin word meaning ‘honey sweet,’ referring to excess sugar in your blood and urine” (Collazo-Clavell 7).
Insulin is a hormone that is made by beta cells in the pancreas. “A hormone is a chemical that is manufactured in one part of the body and travels through the bloodstream to other parts of the body, where is has powerful effects” (Greene 9). Insulin helps transport glucose into the cells. If this energy cannot make it to the cells one cannot survive (Greene 9).
Insulin plays a very important role in the way cells handle everything from carbohydrates, proteins, and even fats. The human body needs glucose, which it gathers from carbohydrates. Glucose is what gives the cells the energy to perform their job, especially the brain. The brain almost only uses glucose to operate. Carbohydrates come in three forms: sugars, starches, and fiber. Sugars are a simple carbohydrate. Simple car...
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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.
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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.
Insulin is a main component in the regulation of the body’s metabolism. Insulin is regulated by digestion processes. At the beginning of digestion, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose and other sugar molecules. Glucose is then directly absorbed into the bloodstream which causes blood glucose levels to peak. At the same time, the pancreas releases insulin to allow the glucose to be absorbed into cells either to be used as energy or stored. Once levels are balanced, the pancreas reduces production of insulin. In a patient with Type II diabetes, insulin may be produced and able to attach to receptor cells but glucose is unable to move into the cell to be used. As the disease progresses, the pancreas is unable to produce sufficient insulin to overcome the resistance. This causes the beta cells to become damaged which results in permanent hyperglycemia (Diabetes- Type 2).
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Specific purpose: To inform my audience about what diabetes is, what causes this condition and its health effects.
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders which is characterized by hyperglycemia due to insulin deficiency or resistance or both reasons. (1) According to that diabetes mellitus can be divided as type I and type II. This is common and its incidence is rising, 171 million people had diabetes in 2000 it is expected this condition to be doubled in 2030. It is spread in all the countries and therefore has become a major burden upon healthcare facilities. (2)
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