assignment is case study #2: Hannah is a 10-year-old girl who has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. She is a 4th grade student at Hendricks Elementary School. Prior to her diagnosis, Hannah was very involved in sports and played on the girls’ volleyball team. Her mother is concerned about how the diagnosis will affect Hannah. While discussing how the diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus will affect Hannah, information about the disease, symptoms and signs, how the body is affected
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease that results in insulin dependence due to failure of secretion of the hormone insulin by beta cells in the pancreas. Type 1 diabetes usually manifests in childhood, < 20 years of age – the reason for which it was formerly termed juvenile diabetes, and is more prevalent in Caucasians then in any other ethnicity (Diabetes Basics, n.d.). The key to proper management is early detection, patient education, and most importantly patient compliance. The patient
Summary of the Article The study entitled, “What Is It Like to Be a Child with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus?” by Sparapani, Jacob, and Nascimento (2015) is essentially where nineteen children between the ages of seven and twelve years old, who were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and had the diagnosis for at least one year were chosen and had parental consent to participate in the study while they were being treated in an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The researchers
The focus for finding an immunological cure for diabetes mellitus type 1 should be directed to prevent maturation or cause inactivation of autoreactive T cells to halt the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells. Inactivation of the autoreactive T cells can be accomplished in two ways. First, antigen presenting cells, such as dendritic cells, that present auto antigens can be modified to prevent maturation or expression of co-stimulatory receptor. Secondly, the T cell can remain in the naïve
Introduction Diabetes Mellitus is a disease of the endocrine system primarily differentiated between type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin and was previously seen in the younger generation which is no longer the case.1 Type 2 diabetes is the more prevalent of the two types and involves elevated blood sugar levels due to the insufficient production of insulin. Risk factors that make an individual higher risk for type 2 diabetes include increasing
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a condition where people are unable to control the level of glucose- a type of sugar in their blood because their pancreas does not work properly. Diabetes result from a combination of heredity and environmental factors, such as what and how much a person eats and how much exercise they do. Some people are more at risk of developing diabetes than others these are some of the factors that might affect a person’s likelihood of developing diabetes; family history, age,
their mind would be. Most of the time they do not think of diabetes. One of the first ones that come to mind is cancer or some other horrible disease. Not all diseases are so big and scary. Diabetes is a disease that many people in the United States and is growing to an even bigger problem. In the past decade, diabetes increased nearly 50% and is expected to grow 165% by 2050 (American Diabetes Association, 2003a). When you heard of diabetes everyone automatically thought of an older person because
was confined because of the large cost and technology limitations. But in pace with the technology development, for example satellite communication and fiber optics have reduced many of these problems; it has a great advancement in telemedicine. 1. Introduction 1.1 Definition To compare with emerging technology, there is not a precise definition for telemedicine. The problem is that telemedicine can include many things. Telemedicine is a
My interest in this topic is a result of recent experiences with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 (DMI), especially with the following two instances: a young adult patient admitted at the hospital following a DKA episode during one of my nursing rotations and one of my instructors with type 1 diabetes. Also, my father was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, this has increased my eagerness to study and explore more about the disease. During one of my rotations, I was assigned a young adult patient who had run
Type 1 diabetes, is an incurable but treatable disease which can occur at any age but is mostly found in children due to the high levels of glucose in the blood (Eckman 2011). Juvenile diabetes affects about 1 in every 400-600 children and more than 13,000 are diagnosed yearly (Couch 2008). Type 1 Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone, which helps glucose gets into your cells to provide energy
2009).In conclusion, the endocrine system maintains homeostasis of the human body through its contribution to each of the functions involved. There are lifestyles that help ensure a healthy endocrine system and in this way avoid developing diabetes mellitus Type 2, such as engaging in daily physical exercise and maintaining healthy eating habits. A good endocrine health improves performance of activities of daily living, work, leisure and social participation.
and nutritious diet, taking my medication as precribed, and excercising as needed, I may someday reverse the conditions of this disease. Being discpline is the key. Works Cited Forecast, Diabetic. "Vaccine advances." American Diabetes Association (2013): 1. Document. Gibbs, Cathrine. Diabetic Ketoacidosis: a learning zone article improved Catherine Gibb's knowledge of diabetic ketoacidosis. Ashford, Kent: Royal College opf Nursing Publishing Company (RCN), 2010. Document. Pandey, Manmohan
According to the CDC, as of 2010 diabetes effects about 1% of the population aged 20 years or less in the United States, with 13,000 children under the age of 18 diagnosed with type one diabetes per year. In 2007 it was found that an average expenditure was $11,744 per year. This amount includes direct attributes to diabetes such as medical costs, as well as lost work days, restricted activity and disability related to diabetes. This amount is “approximately 2.3 times higher than what expenditures
Many people have had very serious personal experiences with life encounters but my personal experience is about how I first found out I had diabetes. Many people have more than one or two personal experience in their lives. First, I want to tell you how I felt when I first figured out I had diabetes. It was very terrifying. At that moment I really thought I was going to die in the hospital. It all started when my cousin noticed I was losing weight really fast and I was using the bathroom
was interested to see how long it takes for carts to be delivered to the units throughout the hospital, and if the actual delivery times match their current tray line/cart delivery schedule. She identified a need for this data in response to the Diabetes Task Force at MGH requesting a more consistent schedule of cart delivery, so nurses will know what time they should be administering insulin to patients before meals. The clinical manager was also curious to evaluate the efficiency of tray line
One might wonder what exactly diabetes is. Most know that a person with the disease has to keep a close eye on his or her blood sugar. But, people who do not have diabetes do not know what it really is. Diabetes is the result of high blood sugar. Insulin helps the body get energy by absorbing carbohydrates in the foods people eat every day. Sometimes the body cannot use insulin efficiently or it just cannot make enough of it. This is when diabetes is developed. If glucose cannot be absorbed then
The Effects of Type 1 Diabetes Knowing the extensive impact of a new diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes would be helpful in creating a conventional environment for the newly diagnosed. There are many factors that will influence for a positive outcome from such a negative life changing event. Understanding that a chronic illness affects many aspects of one’s life is key to being successful in having control of the disease. Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas produces little
the topic of type 1 diabetes in children because someone near and dear to my own heart has type 1 diabetes. I included with my topic the idea of children with type 1 diabetes in school because as a future educator it is important to be knowledgeable about this specific health impairment in the school setting. My friend Brandon was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the young age of six. Now at the age of twelve, I have been granted a first-hand experience into understanding what diabetes is and how
help these nurses to provide the best overall care and support for the patient. Works Cited Gordon, J. (2009, January 1). An Evidence-Based Approach for Supporting Parents Experiencing Chronic Sorrow. Medscape Log In. Retrieved May 24, 2014, from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/707848_2 Gregory, J. W. Chronic Sorrow In Parents Of Children With Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 992-1000. MacLean, M. (2014). Educating Nurses - Living With Chronic Sorrow. Living With Chronic
His condition got worse. His Doctor decided to put him on insulin injection and he was showed how to inject himself. But after attended the diabetes clinic for few weeks Mr Patel stopped. By this time, Sadik has stopped monitoring his sugar level, taking insulin and doing regular exercises. He has also not be sticking to the diet given to him. He said most recommended to him by the dietician