Diabetes mellitus is an abnormality in the regulation of the blood glucose and the storage of nutrients evidence by the resistance to the actions of the insulin or an absolute deficiency of insulin. Diabetes mellitus is classified into four clinical classes. Included are type 1 DM and type 2 DM. Other categories comprehend gestational diabetes mellitus and other specific types of diabetes and these can occur secondary to other conditions. The insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome is a problem
unhealthy contents, and all the unhealthy ingredients can cause diabetes or other serious health issues. Fast food causes people to gain weight excessively. If the parents eat fast food everyday then they are most definitely feeding it to their children who need nutrients and healthy foods to grow. Overweight children can develop high blood pressure and high blood sugar, which raises their risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes when they grow up. Obesity rates have doubled among adults and
been documenting the condition now known as Diabetes for thousands of years. From the origins of its discovery to breakthroughs in its treatment, many minds, some brilliant, others not so much, have played a part in the history of Diabetes. Diabetes has two different main forms, Diabetes Mellitus Type I and Diabetes Mellitus Type II, and also has three other less common forms, Gestational Diabetes, NeoNatal Diabetes and Maturity onset Diabetes of the young. In this literature review I am going to convey
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1. Introduction – monogenic diabetes results from mutations in a single gene. 20 genes have been linked to monogenic diabetes. A mutation in any one of these gene can cause a child or adult to develop monogenic diabetes. If an individual has a mutated gene then this mutation may be passed from parents to their children or may spontaneously occur in an individual. there are two main forms of monogenic diabetes – 1. MODY (Maturity onset diabetes of the young) – most commonly caused by mutations in
THE CARE OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION TO DIABETES This essay will discuss how to deliver and enhance the life of people living with diabetes. It is not just about treating diabetes but delivering a personalised, responsive and holistic care in the way individual have chosen to live their lives. The focus of this essay will be the care and management of diabetes mellitus. I will also consider how diabetes is diagnosed, its causes and symptoms and its complications in this write
about the different signs and symptoms of illnesses and how to manage them. Children under the age of three are highly susceptible to communicable illnesses because at that age they are just becoming apart of a group setting; with children being so young they have not been exposed to communicable illnesses so their bodies have not been able to create protective antibodies. Children under the age of three also explore everything and anything that they can put their hands and mouth, which also greatens
Chapter Two Review of Literature 2.1. Adolescent Students : An overview Adolescents , young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years are often thought of as a healthy group . Nevertheless , many adolescents do die prematurely due to accidents, suicide , violence , pregnancy related complications and other illnesses that are either preventable or treatable. Many more suffer chronic ill health and disability. In addition , many serious diseases in adulthood have their