Type 2 Diabetes Case Summary

Part A: Sugar study Diabetes is a condition where sugar is not processed properly in the body. If the diabetic does not take care of their condition, complications may arise which could have a significant impact of the quality of the life of the diabetic, which could reduce their life expectancy. Although there is no cure for diabetes, the diabetic can still maintain a healthy life by effectively managing their food consumption. There are three types of diabetes, type one, type two and gestational diabetes. All three types are very complex and are serious conditions that needs to be taken care of.

There are approximately 350 million individuals living with DM worldwide. In the United States, the rate of T2DM has increased in individuals of AA descent with the prevalence rate escalating in the past 30 years and has quadrupled. AAs above 20 years of age are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with DM than the Caucasians. They accounted for 10.8% of all individual with diabetes (CDC, 2015). A comparison of rates of diagnosis of diabetes mellitus by ethnicity and race disclosed that in 2010 the AAs diagnosed for diabetes were 13.2% of 29.1 million Americans (ADA, 2014).

my heart stopped for a second as I watched my mother’s face go from anxious to distraught. My blood sugar was at 245. A non-Diabetic average should be 70-130. I burst into tears, panicking, not knowing if I had diabetes or if this could be another disease. “I don 't want to die.

It usually affects older people, it is sometimes called senile even diabetes, but because of the obesity epidemic age of onset of type 2 diabetes significantly reduced. Prevent the development of type 2 diabetes is taking care to maintain a healthy body weight through proper diet and regular physical activity. Regular exercise reduces insulin resistance. The study shows that proper diet and exercise are much more effective in preventing the development of type 2 diabetes than any medication. The symptoms of type 2 diabetes develop gradually.

It does not matter the age of the person, obesity can put anyone at risk of much more deathly diseases. The population of people having type 2 diabetes has doubled between 1996 and 2007. About twenty years ago, it was said that only people under the age of 40 could only get this disease, but in the past 10 years it has increased tremendously in adolescents. While the frequency of type 2 diabetes has increased, it has also escalated very largely for many people of color. About 13.2% of African Americans, 15.9% of Native Americans and 12.8% of Hispanics have type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus type two is a metabolic disorder that is categorized by hyperglycaemia in the context of insulin resistance and relation lack of insulin. It comprises of over ninety percent of people with diabetes around the world. The effect of such illnesses is excess body weight and physical inactivity. More than eighty percent of diabetes deaths occur in third world countries like the Tohono O’odham and the Pima Indians of southern Arizona, more than half of all adults in that population have diabetes and that is within every ten people, there are at least five people who have type two diabetes. Why did it happen?

Type two diabetes is caused by obesity, unhealthy diet, being inactive, environmental factors, and genetics. Three of the five causes can be easily prevented by many ways. For example, you could run a mile everyday or replace chips in your meal with an apple. There are many symptoms of type two diabetes: being tied, losing weight, blurry vision, and sometimes a wound that will not heal. If someone has these symptoms, they should contact their doctor immediately.

Comparison of how socio-economic status and education systems influence prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Sweden compared to America. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease which is the leading cause of kidney failure, and a major contributor of heart disease and stroke in the America (Walker et al. 2014). Obesity, physical inactivity and poor diet are the most common factors attributed to the cause of diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes in America is 10.3% compared to 5.2% (Shaw, Sicree & Zimmet 2010). These numbers are significant as the prevalence in America is almost double to the prevalence in Sweden, therefore it is important to analyse the factors which cause this difference between the 2 countries.

The flow sheet shown here is based on one developed by Family Health Associates, one of three Family Care Network pilot sites participating in a diabetes quality improvement project.

As a result, the progress of the disease for these patients may progress more quickly than expected and aggressive treatment could be the answer. People who have impaired fasting glucose and glucose tolerance should react swiftly to try to ward off type 2 diabetes. This means avoiding sugary snacks, salty foods and processed or fat foods with added preservatives. A healthy diet includes fresh vegetable and fruit, especially greens and berries, as well as whole grains rather than white bread and pasta. Meats should be lean with no extra fat.

Question / Problem: What is the evidence to recommend Trulicity (dulaglutide) to a patient who has uncontrolled glucose control, and is on metformin and insulin (levemir) and non- adherence to the insulin.

One of the medication is called Insulin, Carbohydrate counting, Frequent blood sugar monitoring, also eating healthy foods, Exercising regularly, and maintaining healthy weight. Also people’s lives are changed because of diabetes like for example “The never-ending demands of diabetes care, such as eating carefully, exercising, monitoring blood glucose, and scheduling and planning symptoms of low or very high blood glucose fears about or the reality of complications. The way that people cope with awful disease is exercise that 's the key component of proper diabetes care. Along with all of the other benefits you will receive from being active, your diabetes will also respond in kind and with more stable blood glucose

DIABETES TYPE 2 IS A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTY AMONG BLACKS AND HISPANICS AGES 65-75 IN RECENT YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY REPORT, THERE IS AN AVERAGE OF 4-5 CASES REPORTED MONTHLY AND ABOUT 45-60 CASES YEARLY FROM 2005-2014. DUE TO MY INVOLVEMENT THIS YEAR AND MY CLASSES WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE CLAYTON BOARD OF HEALTH (CCBOH). UNLIKE YEARS PASSED THESE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SCREENING AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY CLINICS IN THE AREA OFFERING ANY TESTING FOR TYPE II DIABETES.

Background: In 2007, the Rio Grande Valley area doctors and business leaders formed an association called as the Rio Grande Valley Association of Diabetes (RGVAD) which aims to provide the awareness on diabetes to the residents from Hidalgo County. RGVAD provides programs and services that focus specifically for the areas in Hidalgo County and guarantees that all grants created by this association are used by the people or residents of the Rio Grande Valley region. In recent years, Diabetes has affect approximately 18 million people which is about 9% of the population in the United States. In addition, 13 million people have diabetes and which is unknown to people.

After seeing this image, I’ve become hyperaware about what I’m consuming, as the realistic yet animated visual has vividly been glued into my head, always reminding me of the health issues regarding diabetes. 29710987: PBH1102 AT1: REFLECTIVE ESSAY