Enriqua Green Inquashia Shaw

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Title: Enriqua Green Inquashia Shaw

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SC AHEC Nursing, Dental and Medicine Careers
Academy June 05, 2009

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Objectives

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What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a chronic deficiency of insulin or a
case in which insulin does not work properly
within the body
There are three common forms of diabetes
Diabetes can affect anyone especially those who
are genetically predisposed.
The metabolism of glucose or the lack thereof
plays a very important role in the activity of
all types of diabetes

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Type I Diabetes

Type I diabetes typically only effects children
and young adults which is why it was previously
known as juvenile diabetes
The body does not produce insulin
Requires the use of supplemental insulin

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Type II Diabetes

This would be the most common type of diabetes
This form of the disease is slightly different
from type I in that the body still produces some
insulin but not enough for normal metabolic
processes
This type of diabetes can be avoided and occurs
among adults

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Gestational Diabetes

About 4 of all women that become pregnant can be
affected by Gestational Diabetes
Many women who have gestational diabetes go on to
develop type II diabetes in later years
Very little is known about the cause of this type
of diabetes
Gestational diabetes often begins when your body
is not able to make or use all the insulin it
needs for pregnancy
Poor management of this type of diabetes can have
a major effect on the health of the baby

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Some Differences?

Type II diabetes can be prevented while type I
diabetes cannot
Hypoglycemia is common with type I, but not with
type II
Symptoms for type II generally occur in
adulthood, while type I symptoms occur in
childhood/young adulthood

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Symptoms / Clinical Manifestations

The symptoms of diabetes vary from patient to
patient symptoms range from mild to more obvious
More obvious symptoms include being sluggish and
very tired all of the time.
Also, almost constant thirst, frequent urination,
hunger, and a greater sense of irritability.

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Diagnoses

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Treatment

Good metabolic control derives positive outcomes
with diabetics
Includes use of insulin and other medications to
control glucose levels within the body
Changing ones diet and increasing physical
activity is a great way to keep the disease under
control
Those that have been diagnose with pre-diabetes
can also expect to benefit from a good diet and
exercise program

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Complications w/ Diabetes

Having any type of diabetes can cause many other
serious health problems
Heart disease
Blindness
Nerve damage
Leads to amputation
Organ damage
Such as with the kidney(s)
The rates of complications are similar in all
ethnicities
Great control of your situation is key in every
case.
It is very important for those with diabetes to
learn as much as possible in order to prevent
complications from occurring

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Disease Prevention

It is very important that the community knows
that diabetes is something that can be prevented
Some preventative measures include
Regular exercise
Healthy eating habits
Another avenue of prevention includes taking a
look (testing) high-risk individuals and
educating them on some of the risks of diabetes
Most importantly is developing a completely (or
almost completely) healthy lifestyle

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Summary