I will try the following three ways to avoid causing type 2 diabetes patients’ feelings of shame or guilt. The first is showing understanding with empathy and care. The type 2 diabetes patients, especially those who are newly diagnosed, usually will present with overwhelmed and hopeless. At this time, showing understanding by telling them that they are not alone, they are many people who have diabetes are in the same boat with them. Conveying the idea that by adhering to medications and therapies, type 2 diabetes can be managed and controlled could help those patients. I will also share my personal story with the patients, my uncle was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes several years ago, and he is the only one in our whole family that has type
Starkfield is a small, agricultural town in Massachusetts that endures long and brutal winters. The winter months of Starkfield greatly affect the townspeople. The cold brings loneliness, and feelings of being trapped to the people of Starkfield, because they cannot travel through the brutal snow storms. Ethan, Zeena’s Husband, is affected by the winter month’s because he feels the isolation it brings. This in turn effects Zeena because she is neglected, and does not get any attention from Ethan.
Today I am going to be choosing diabetes for my medical topic. There are several types of diabetes. There is type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestastional diabetes. Our body naturally produce insulin and but sometimes there are cases where are body doesn’t produce enough insulin or does not properly respond to the insulin produced which results in high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar levels is not healthy for our bodies because it can lead to us going into a coma. If this is left untreated it can cause very serious health problems including death.
D.P. receives an abundance of support in her life. She finds most of her motivation from her family because family means the world to her. The members in her family will encourage her to do her best along with attending diabetic information groups. She finds the support and motivation from her family to be a great way to help deal with her diabetes. Other family members who have diabetes or know someone else with diabetes helps her realize that this is not necessarily an ending of freedom or her life. The health care professionals also have an impact on D.P.’s motivational level as they give her options and techniques to improve her ways of living in order to cope with diabetes. Fox and Chesla (2008) see the positive inspirational outcome a
Mr Patel told me that it was his fault that he is having diabetes. He also blame himself for not complying and adhering to treatment regime such as monitoring sugar level, taking tablet, injecting insulin, changing diet and regular exercises. He said that was why he feels reluctant to socialize with people. I will describe his feelings as self-stigmatization. ‘Self-stigma consists of individuals internalizing public stigma by accepting and applying negative stereotypes to themselves. Individuals experiencing self-stigma face reduced self-esteem, lower social interactions, diminished relationship’ (Smalley, Warren and Rainer, 2012).
At only 13 years, I was disheartened by the thought of having to inject myself with needles daily. The bewilderment and anger I felt during the first few months was intense. A coach at my middle school took me into his confidence, telling me how his Juvenile Diabetes played an instrumental role in making him a healthier and more aware adult. After the initial shock passed, I volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Association, and took a proactive role in helping children enduring the same emotional trauma learn to cope with our familiar burden. I met with newly-diagnosed diabetic kids, between the a...
Sugar is considered a toxic poison. Sugar leaches the calcium out of the skeletal frame of a human’s body. Sugar literally sucks the calcium straight from our bones; therefore it is known to many as a “skeletal poisonous powder.” There are thousands of individuals struggling throughout the United States with sugar addiction. Sugar is a leading cause of a number of health-related issues. Sugar causes health issues such as, fibromyalgia, diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis. Like me, many individuals have no clue that they are addicted to sugar. Up until this single subject design, I thought my eating habits were quite normal. I honestly did not realize how much sugar I was taking in everyday. This single subject design has truly encouraged me to live a healthier lifestyle. The purpose of this study is to indirectly determine my sugar intake, by counting calories daily and reducing my caloric intake.
Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can be difficult for older adults not only physically but emotionally as well. If the older adult is properly motivated then they may see the importance of managing their symptoms through proper diet, exercise and blood sugar monitoring. They may see that being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes does not mean they are dying and that death is upon them. By being properly educated they can develop an understanding that they can prolong their life and be more active and feel healthy.
. Usually a diabetic patient is placed with a diabetic health care team that may help with, physical activity, oral medication or insulin injections. Ways to treat diabetes include having a meal eating plan, it is important to have a special diet with high fiber and low-fats foods such as fruits vegetable and whole grains. A register dietician can help put a meal plan that fits healthy goal and also teach a diabetic how to monitor a carbohydrate intake. Physical activity is another treatment for diabetes. Exercise and regular aerobic is good for someone especially for people with type 2 diabetes. There is combination of exercise, such as walking or dancing weight lifting or yoga three times a week often help control blood sugars. This exercise helps with lowering blood sugar. Metformin diabetic medication is prescribed for people with type 2. Metformin lowers glucose production in the liver. If metformin is not enough to control blood sugar, other oral medication meds and injection medication can also
This cause me to ask questions, “Why me?” Why is this disease a real thing. Why am I different? As I grew older, I started to see how I was different than most children my age. I was diabetic, but that was not all, I was more of an adult than other children. I had so many responsibilities to deal with because of being diabetic. As I felt I had grew up fast, meant I thought I didn't need help because I could do anything, yet you need help to grow. As it became summer, it had been a year of having diabetes. I went to camp. Camp Joslin which is a summer camp for children with diabetes. Honestly is was very bizarre to think that everyone there had something in common. I had never been around so many diabetics in my life. We all had to test their blood sugar and take insulin. For the week I was there, everyone was the same. It gave me a sense of being like everyone else. I got a chance that none of my friends got, to go to camp Joslin. I was thankful and happy. As I continued to grow older and went to high school, I was still different. I began to realize that being different wasn’t really a curse, but it was a gift. I came to the conclusion that even when life is hard, you can always handle it. The question “Why me?”, does not solve your
Type 2 diabetes is the common form of diabetes that some problems cause blood sugar levels rise higher than normal. Patients with type 2 diabetes, their bodies make the insulin needed to convert glucose or blood sugar into energy, but insulin isn’t use inefficiency. Glucose then build up in their bloodstream and can choke off small blood vessels leading to blindness, kidney failure, amputation. It is difficult to manage because taking blood sugar counts four times a day, monitoring diet, staying productive and engaged. People lived in poverty and under stress would have higher risk to have diabetes.
Some questions to ask an individual with diabetes to avoid from having a hypoglycemia emergency are when was the last time they ate, what time did they take their medicine or insulin shot, when they took their last glucose reading and what was the result of that reading. Because patients with uncontrolled diabetes have poor wound healing they may need antibiotic premedication before treatments that will involve root planning, extractions, or if they are getting implants. Short appointment or longer appointments with breaks are easier for patients with diabetes to tolerate. With the patients that I have treated in the clinic have all been type two diabetics, and they are dependent on medications to help regulate their insulin production, these patients do bleed a lot and many have been diagnosed with periodontal disease, due to their inability to maintain a good balance of their glucose levels. Out of clinic I have had people that are close to me who have uncontrolled diabetes, I have seen some lose their eye site, and I have seen a few have either one or both legs amputated due to their blood being poisoned from infections, because they are unable to fight it off due to their uncontrolled diabetes. These situations are very saddening but, having learned more about this disease has
Many people who are diagnosed do not have the slightest clue on all the complications, risks, and necessary changes that come with this condition. If we want to see people benefit from this and improve their lifestyle, then we must teach them how to do so. We need to stress to them how important it is to eat right, exercise, find the right medicine, and all the other important factors associated with type two diabetes. We have failed hundreds of people on the prevention of diabetes, and even on how to cope with it. It is time to improve their support groups and knowledge on how to deal with such a horrific condition that will change the rest of their
Type 2 Diabetes cannot be cured, therefore leading to the treatments only being able to control it and not cure it. One treatment that is available for Type 2 Diabetes patients is medication, this medication is a drug in tablet form called Metformin. This drug is prescribed by an individuals GP/doctor either in a hospital or a GP surgery, it will be put on prescription for the patient at least every month. The drug helps
Do the nation know that there are too many individuals living with diabetes or prediabetes even children? According to the article, “In the last decade, the cases of people living with diabetes jumped almost 50 percent – to more than 29 million Americans. Worldwide, it afflicts more than 380 million people. And the World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, that number of people living with diabetes will more than double"(Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, 2016).
Research showing that the increase in age the higher the rate of diabetes type2, according to this article research in urban “In a selective urban sample, prevalence, rates of type 2 diabetes increased with age from 2.5% to 17.2% in men 35–75 years old.2 Similar tendencies are observed in most developed countries”( European Diabetes Nursing,2011). Older adult have some metabolic changes with diabetes type 2 that put them at higher risk for urinary incontinent, fall, cognitive issue and dementia.in addition elderly people with diabetes type 2 have high risk for admission to hospitals and nursing home. Elderly with diabetes type 2 has at least 5 or more medications that prescribed and patient may end up not taking the correct dosage of his medication either taking more or less, will increase the hospitalization rate. The role of nurse is crucial to improve the care for patient to provide better outcome. Education on diabetes in older adult is essential to provide teaching to reduce complication. Nurse will assess, monitor educated elderly on the proper use of insulin, medication, how to check blood sugar and diabetes foot care. They conducted researches from some of the nurses about the challenges that they faces with teaching the elderly about diabetes including “Misunderstandings about disease, treatments and poor health