Essays Tagged: "Diabetes mellitus type 2"
Clinical Chemistry Tests in Medicine
m, hypopituitarism, and severe exertion. Elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) can occur in diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, hyperpituitarism, anoxia (because of the i ... and pancreatic necrosis (because the pancreas produces insulin which controls blood glucose levels).Diabetes mellitus is caused by a deficiency in the secretionor action of insulin. During periods of ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, disease caused by defective carbohydrate metabolism and characterized by abnormal ... bohydrate metabolism and characterized by abnormally large amounts of sugar in the blood and urine. Diabetes mellitus affects approximately five percent of the United States population, about 10-12 mi ... of the United States population, about 10-12 million people, of whom about half remain undiagnosed. Diabetes mellitus can eventually damage the eyes, kidneys, heart, and limbs, and can endanger pregna ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diabetes: All about the desease, its causes, effects, treatments, and possible future treatments.
DiabetesMugs BlankMay 22, 2001Biology4th Quarter Report�Diabetes, a life long disease for whi ... eam. This causes the excessive thirst, urination, and hunger, which are the most common symptoms of diabetes. The excess sugar remains in the blood and is then removed by the kidneys. This disease occ ... s then removed by the kidneys. This disease occurs in several forms, but the most common are Type I Diabetes or Juvenile Onset Diabetes or Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM), Type II or Non In ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diabetes
none noneDiabetesDiabetes is a disease in which your body is unable to properly use and store glucose. Glucos ... the bloodstream causing your blood glucose or 'sugar' to rise too high.There are two major types of diabetes, Type I and Type II. In Type I diabetes, your body completely stops producing any insulin, ... ny insulin, a hormone that lets your body use glucose found in foods for energy. People with Type I diabetes must take daily insulin injections to survive. This form of diabetes usually develops in ch ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Basic paper on What Diabetes is.
What is Diabetes?Diabetes Mellitus or diabetes is a metabolic disorder that results from animbalance of harm ... metabolic disorder that results from animbalance of harmonies produced in the pancreas. People with diabetes aren't able toproperly convert the food they eat into fuels needed by the body to function ... ause without fuel the body is unable to function properly. Not too long ago,people didn't know what diabetes was or how to treat it. In those days people who haddiabetes often died as a result of not ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Childhood Obesity: Time to Face the Facts.
ly 30% (Brownlee,68). According to experts, they're on the fast track for developing heart disease, diabetes, stroke and high blood pressure as adults.Why do so many young children have a weight probl ... lem. A growing wave of obesity among children is helping to fuel a parallel epidemic in the rate of diabetes. Especially Type II diabetes, the so-called non-insulin-dependent diabetes. This is a dange ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Diabetes
DiabetesIn the United States, an estimated 16 million people have diabetes. Diabetes is a serious li ... people have diabetes. Diabetes is a serious lifelong condition. Half the 16 million people who have diabetes do not even realize the condition exists and are not receiving treatment. 798,000 people ea ... e the condition exists and are not receiving treatment. 798,000 people each year are diagnosed with diabetes. It occurs most often in adults, but it's also one of the most chronic disorders in childre ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Diabetes
s are caused by people's diets, environment, or their heritage. My research is based on what causes diabetes and whether it is genetically predisposed.Before I get into the genetics of Diabetes I want ... y predisposed.Before I get into the genetics of Diabetes I want to explain what it is. The article "Diabetes Explained" describes what it is by saying; "Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) is a severe, life- ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects
Diabetes Mellitus
DIABETES MELLITUSDiabetes Mellitus-Is a multisystem disease related to abnormal insulin production, ... multisystem disease related to abnormal insulin production, impaired insulin utilization, or both. Diabetes Mellitus is a serious health problem throughout the world. It is the 5th leading cause of d ... nontraumatic lower limb amputations.Etiology and PathophysiologyCurrent theories link the cause of diabetes, singly or in combination, to genetic, autoimmune, viral, and environmental factors (obesit ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Adult Onset Diabetes
Adult Onset Diabetes Diabetes has been recognized for thousands of years as a disease. The Ebers Papyrus, an anc ... an ancient Egyptian text written around 1550 B.C., described a condition of passing too much urine. Diabetes was given its name in the second century A.D. by a Greek physician Aretaeus. It was named f ... to "siphon"� or "pass through"�. Early on it was observed that urine from people with diabetes was sweet. They concluded this by pouring the urine near an anthill. If the urine contained ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diabetes Health Risk’s
The life for a person who has diabetes can be a very unpleasant one. They cannot do the same they once were able to do. The backgr ... convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Basically if someone has diabetes then they must now regulated there own sugar intake. Research has not found the exact cause ... with it. Currently 17 million people in the United States, about 6.2 percent of the population have diabetes. The two common types of diabetes known, the first is type 1, which results from the body?s ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Diabetes
Diabetes is a circumstance in which a break down occurs in the metabolism of the food into power for ... is a serious disorder that effects millions and millions of people each year. The chief feature of diabetes is the lack of insulin. Diabetes is one of the oldest diseases known to this date. Since th ... n to this date. Since the Ancient days, scientist have made many medical discovers that helps treat diabetes.(Dolger and Seeman 14).There are two forms of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2. A person with Ty ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
. Age: 76Location: Meadowview 1st Floor Student: Emily SotoDate of care: 10/24/07Medical Diagnosis: Diabetes MellitusDiabetes is a disease in which the body doesn't produce or properly use insulin. In ... ered, the insulin release from the pancreas is turned down. (Guthrie, 2004)There are three types of diabetes Type (2) two, Type (1) one, and Gestational Diabetes. First, diabetes mellitus type (2) two ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
The author of this essay will be discussing a patient with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
IntroductionThe author of this essay will be discussing a patient with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and will also be discussing the nursing care that will be received by the patient ... lled Mabel Gordon; she lives in a flat in a city centre with her husband Bert. Mabel has had type 2 diabetes for years which has been poorly controlled by medication and diet. Mabel's diabetes has now ... 's high temperature, she arranges for Mabel to be admitted to hospital.Aetiology and PathophysiologyDiabetes Mellitus has two principle classes, type 1 and type 2; approximately 90% of people with dia ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Diabetes: The Economic and Social Implications
s quote comes from the ancient Greek physician, Aretaeus, who recognized the destructive illness of diabetes. Aretaeus and other ancient physicians lacked understanding of this killer and were powerle ... ver 2,000 years later there are well-recognized and documented symptoms, causes, and treatments for diabetes mellitus. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease in which the imm ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diabetes
"Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormo ... is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity ... enetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles" (About Diabetes. 2007). When you eat, some of your food is broken down into glucose. Glucose travels in you ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
What is the Best Way to Address Obesity in the United States?
ion and resistance to insulin, for instance. Insulin resistance in the body precludes hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease. Six types of cancer have been linked to extra fat: esophageal, pancreat ... the body as well: A weight gain of 11 to 18 pounds increases a person's risk of developing type II diabetes to twice that of individuals who have not gained weight. More than 80% of people with diabe ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness
Diabetes
Needs AssessmentIn the United States alone, according to the National Diabetes Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Outpatient Database of In ... of 23.6 million people, with 17.9 million diagnosed, and 5.7 million unaware of the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. (CDC, 2007, p.5)As the United States multicultural increasingly grows, lifestyle has shift ... ral increasingly grows, lifestyle has shifted to be less healthy, which leads to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, a major health issue for many ethic and racial groups. This multicultural group diet, may ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Causes and symptoms of varying types of diabetes
Lifestyle Changes and DiabetesKaine CromwellOhio University ZanesvilleBecause of bad lifestyle habits, one in three childr ... consumption of their children and ensure that they get at least one hour of physical activity a day.Diabetes is currently one of the most widespread diseases in the United States, and is the leading c ... d 20 to 74 and is also the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for nearly 50% of new cases. Diabetes is a disease that is accompanied by high or below average levels of glucose in the blood. T ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Diabetes
DIABETES � PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �1� Running head: DIABETESDiabetesDiabetesDiabet ... etesDiabetesDiabetes is a common metabolic condition that results from elevated blood sugar levels. Diabetes is medically described as diabetes mellitus. This condition is known to cause underlining p ... in the pancreas hence the condition is usually a defect of the pancreatic cells (Cook et al., 2008).Diabetes exists in three main types Diabetes type I, Diabetes type II, and Gestational Diabetes. The ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology