Diabetes and Treatment Walden University Advanced Pharmacology NURS - 6521N - 4 Diabetes and Treatment Diabetes is a group of diseases that result from a defect in the body’s ability to maintain a homeostatic glucose level. The defect may be in insulin secretion‚ insulin action or both. Diabetes can be classified as Juvenile‚ Type 1‚ Type 2‚ or Gestational. Distinction between the different classifications is based on the circumstances present at time of the diagnosis. Defect in insulin
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is Fructose. The chemical formula for fructose is C6H12O6 (National center for biotechnology information). Fructose is commonly used as sweetener for beverages‚ in medications and other synthetic products. Glucose also known as blood sugar is used for cellular respiration. Glucose‚
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FDA CONTINUES WARNING ON COUNTERFEIT TOUCH BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS Back in 2005‚ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States claiming different models and under different brands. Upon tracing the origin of these counterfeited medicines‚ the authorities had found same copies distributed in developing countries including Jakarta‚ Indonesia‚ Bangkok‚ Thailand and some part of Northern Australia. Ten years later
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Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes) March 17‚ 2013 Diabetes was first discovered as far back as 6th century BC by an Indian physician Sushruta. He recognized that people showing certain symptoms all had sweet urine. He called this condition Madhumeha. In 1869 a young medical student in Berlin named Paul Langerhans was interested in learning about the structure of the pancreas. He discovered there were clumps of tissue clustered in the pancreas. Langerhans never learned the function of this tissue
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Diabetes Mellitus Kristin Graeff Mildred Elley: BIO 210 Pittsfield‚ MA 6/18/2014 Abstract The research in this paper is based on our studies of Diabetes Mellitus. Going through the different types of diabetes and what altered signs a symptoms might occur. Knowing how serious this disease is and what steps we can take to control our chances of developing diabetes. Introduction Diabetes Mellitus‚ according to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary‚ is the most common form of diabetes‚ caused
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Case Study: The patient with Diabetes Mellitus 1. This patient has diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Her labs would probably indicate: Serum glucose will probably be over 300mg/dL Osmolarity would most likely be high if the patient is dehydrated from polyurea caused by the hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia itself is a hyperosmotic state. It’s possible that this high blood suger could try to pull fluids from cells‚ creating an almost isotonic state in the early stages of DKA. In other words‚ this
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Donna Curtis October 13‚ 2012 Nursing 155 Diabetes Assignment 1. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the result of the pancreas being unable to produce adequate amounts of insulin and the resistance of cells to insulin. This results in glucose remaining in the blood and not being taken up by the cells leading to hyperglycemia. Because of insulin’s role in the stimulation of the synthesis of protein and the storage of fatty acids in adipose tissue‚ inadequate amounts of insulin also reduces nutrients that
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The different types of diets Glucose Control - Diabetic Diet Nutrition experts say that there is no one diet for diabetes‚ but people with diabetes should follow the nutrition guidelines in the Food Pyramid‚ while paying special attention to carbohydrate intake. People with diabetes should also eat about the same amount of food at the same time each * Eat more starches such as bread‚ cereal‚ and starchy vegetables. Aim for six servings a day or more. For example‚ have cold cereal with nonfat
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Gestational Diabetes Alivia Danna October 5‚ 2011 HED 3390 Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes is a disease that affects pregnant women it’s a glucose intolerance that is started or diagnosed during pregnancy. Based on recently announced diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes‚ according to the American Diabetes Association‚ it is estimated that gestational diabetes affects 18% of pregnancies. Pregnancy hormones can block insulin therefore causing the glucose levels to increase
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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 following a hypoglycaemic attack. The patient being described is a fictitious seventy year old lady called 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 progressively worsened; she has been commenced
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