It has been said that approximately 21 million people in the United States, or 7% of the population, have been diagnosed with diabetes and about 6 million more who have this disease are unaware of it. That sounds like a lot, and in fact the worldwide number of people diagnosed with diabetes is climbing over 170 million. Where did this disease come from, and how many more people will it affect? ¶
Diabetes didn’t just appear one day. It evolved as most diseases do. Our ancient ancestors did not have the same lifestyle that we do today. Take for instance, during the ice age, they were meat eaters. There was very little plant life around so they had to hunt and fish for survival. Because of this their diet was primarily made up of protein. Their bodies were adapted to handle this way of life including all the physical exercise they did during their hunt for survival. This protein diet and very physically active lifestyle protected them from developing diabetes. Their body systems did not have to produce very much insulin to control the blood glucose levels. Over the years, we as a civilization went through many changes. Our bodies have had to adapt to that as well. When we evolved from eating only meat to eating more vegetation, due to growing crops, we started eating carbohydrates. As time went on we started processing those crops differently. We took the whole grains that we had been eating and refined them more in the milling process. By eating these refined grains,(flour), and vegetables, we in turn started raising our blood sugar levels and our bodies then had to produce more insulin to keep it at a normal level. Today it is much worse. We consume more fast food which is mostly simple carbohydrates, fats, and sugars, and...
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If a person has type 1 diabetes, the chances are, they are going to have to take daily insulin injections and self monitor their blood sugar level. Some type 2 diabetics, depending on the stage of the disease, may be able to control it by monitoring their level without the use of medications. If the disease progresses they will be put on oral medication and then, if needed, injections (Emedicine health, 7). ¶
I am a person who wants to stay as healthy as possible. We all should do what we can to help prevent diabetes from developing. It is as simple as researching the proper diet, limiting or avoiding alcohol or tobacco, participate in an exercise program of at least 20 minutes three times per week, and we should be and need to be proactive when it comes to defending our bodies against diabetes. Our lives depend on it. ¶
Diabetes is a disease that is an epidemic that is becoming more apparent within our nation. This disease has become so common, one can see it affecting the lives of coworkers, friends and even close relatives. Diabetes has risen over the last couple of years, with over twenty-nine-million people who have diabetes, this is almost ten percent of the entire population. (“National Diabetes Statistics Report” 1). Additionally, only twenty-million of these people are diagnosed with the disease, leaving
The purpose of this essay is to look at preventing the growing epidemic of obesity, from childhood to older adults by using health promotion. Following discussions in the group and with pupils visiting from the academy, obesity was the chosen topic. This continues to be a growing concern which increases the risks of contracting other health problems including heart disease and diabetes. The essay will cover the prevalence of obesity in the United Kingdom and the growing cost for the National Health
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children should be just as offensive, and society as a whole needs to be involved to make a difference to prevent childhood obesity.
seek, finger foods and juice boxes. But, did you ever think child hood would be the years of severe obesity leading up to major health risks and problems as an adult? “Today, about one in three American kids and teens is overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity in children more than tripled from 1971 to 2011 (Overweight in Children).” Obesity among children, in the United States, has risen to be the number one health problem for parents. Obesity has even surpassed the problems with drug abuse
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My major is Health Science (Health Policy) and with this major, it is so broad that I believe I can do many things with it. I believe this major focuses on administration jobs whether it is at hospital, clinical, or school settings. By writing this legislation and acknowledging these steps of implementing, it will help with my future job such as administrating in a school setting in terms of providing healthier food and beverages and/or physical activity. My other option would to work in hospital
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today who suffer from, or have family members who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. The Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease describes it as being, "a progressive degenerative disease characterized by the death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain. While the most obvious symptom is loss of memory, the disease also causes problems with emotional control, vision, and language." (Turkington 2003, 14) "Alzheimer's disease" has previously been used to describe dementia arising in middle age, but
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Introduction and patient profile This assignment is a case study that aims to explore the biospychosocial impacts of a myocardial infarction on a service user. It will focus on the interventions used by healthcare professionals throughout the patient’s journey to recovery. To abide by the NMC’s code of conduct (2015) which states that all nurses owe a duty of confidentiality to all those who are receiving care, the service user used in this case study will be referred to as Julie. Julie is a 67 year