Essays on Diabetes

An article in “African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine” about in 2008 have reported that a clinical study done on rats induced with diabetes mellitus then fed with guyabano (Annona Muricata Linn) extracts showed positive effects of lowering the blood sugar levels in animals. Another study reported by the same publication showed that…

Informative Speech- Type 1 (Juvenile) Diabetes My brother, Kaden, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 14. The average child is diagnosed with Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes between the ages of 4 and 13. (Mayo Clinic, 2013) Type 1 Diabetes is a condition where the pancreas no longer produces the insulin that the…

Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus Global Scenario Diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are significant public health challenges in the 21st century. It is estimated that 3. 8 million deaths were attributable to diabetes in 2007, equivalent to 6% of all deaths globally. India, which has the largest population of diabetes patients of any country,…

My Independent Project is on Diabetes Mellitus, type1 Diabetes, or juvenile-onset diabetes. No matter what you call it, its all the same. Your pancreas has died and you have no other way to survive other than to inject insulin multiple times a day. I chose this project because I always enjoy learning more about the…

A group of clinical syndromes characterized by hyperglycemia arising as a result of absolute or relative insulin deficiency is known as diabetes mellitus. There are mainly 2 types of diabetes mellitus, namely, type-1 and type-2. Type-1 diabetes mellitus occurs commonly in younger people with no hereditary factors and is due to absolute insulin deficiency resulting…

Running head: THE BENEFITS OF ASSIGNING CASE MANAGERS The Benefits of Assigning Case Managers to Individuals with Diabetes Denise White Florida Atlantic University Teresa Barret, MSN, ARNP NUR3160 April 15, 2009 There are many illnesses and diseases causing people to have a poor quality of life. Diseases such as diabetes (type I and II), are…

I believe that I am an ideal candidate to be considered for the Education for Children with Diabetes Foundation scholarship as I possess the necessary skills, knowledge, experience, and most of all the desire to overcome my disease, which would help me become successful in my future career. Basically, any disease, sickness, or debilitation can…

When insulin does not work or isn’t there the cells glucose levels rise and stay high that is why people with diabetes must get insulin injections if their own insulin does not work. The types of microinstructions that the body relies on to make TAP are carbohydrates, fats, and some from proteins but protein’s main…

With this many people affected, or potentially affected, our country’s healthcare resources will be crippled by the long term complications diabetes causes. A possible, albeit controversial, cure for diabetes could come from stem cell research. Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the glucose in the blood is elevated. There are two main types of…

Fetal macrosomia is a condition in which the fetus tends to grow to a larger than normal size for the given population and sex (usually greater than 4000 grams at birth).  It occurs in 1 to 10 % of the general population.  Women who develop have a prolonged pregnancy, or suffer from preexisting diabetes mellitus…