A Nursing Guide For Type I And II Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that causes the human body to not create or not use insulin effectively. The body needs insulin to take the energy or sugars and turn it into energy. The human body needs energy to survive. Diabetes can be broken into three main categories. Type 1 diabetes is where the body makes no insulin at all. Type 2 diabetes is where the body does not produce enough insulin or it does not use it correctly. Gestational diabetes is more of a type 2 diabetes for pregnant women, which usually returns to normal after birth (Ruder 7-8).

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness characterized by the body’s inability to produce insulin. Onset most often occurs in childhood, but the disease can also develop in adults in their late 30s and early 40s. The classic symptom of type 1 diabetes is: The need to urinate frequently, excessive drinking as a result of thirst, excessive hunger and abnormally large intake of solids by mouth. Unexplained weight loss, Other symptoms may include fatigue, nausea, and blurred vision. The onset of symptomatic disease may be sudden and is a classic sign of diabetes mellitus that is under poor control or not under treatment

There are four ways to get tested for the disease. The first test someone can do is called the fasting blood glucose level. This is fasting for twelve hours before getting glucose levels tested. The second test is the A1C test. This test is used for diagnosing pre-diabetes. In this test, levels are diagnosed by percentages as normal, pre-diabetes, and diabetes. The next test is the oral glucose tolerance test. Lastly, the random non-fasting glucose test is a less trusted test. This test takes symptoms into consideration along with needing to be proved with a fasting test. (Type)

Diabetes mellitus Type 2 also known as adult onset diabetes is the most common form of diabetes today. Type 2 Diabetes can be caused by a lack of insulin created or the cells in the body being insulin resistant. Insulin is needed for the body to be able to use glucose (sugar) as energy for the cells. Insulin resistance causes your body to create more insulin than you need in your body to compensate for the insulin your cells are not able to use. Over time the pancreas fails to make extra insulin. This is why Type 2 Diabetes is seen more in people over 65, according to the American Diabetes Association. Without a healthy body, the pancreas will be unable to produce extra insulin to account for the transferring of an adequate amount of blood glucose to the cells. With a low glucose level in the cells, the cells fail to fuel the body which can lead to cells being energy starved. A high glucose level in the blood can lead to damages to the heart, eyes, kidneys and nerves over time. Even though Type 2

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Type two diabetes mellitus or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is a disease state characterized by hyperglycemia or high levels of blood glucose. This can cause a variety of symptoms such as excessive urination or excessive thirst as the kidneys try to get rid of the excess sugar.. What distinguishes type two diabetes from type one diabetes is that a person with type two diabetes is not insulin dependent. Often times, there are decreased to normal levels of insulin detected in the bloodstream of humans with type two diabetes. The reason diabetes is developed is due to insulin insensitivity or a decrease in insulin production by the beta cells in the pancreas. Usually, patients with type two diabetes exhibit both insulin insensitivity and decreased insulin production. When the body does not react to insulin or when insulin levels are too low, sugar in the blood cannot be used effectively to create anabolic products such as glycogen, and it cannot be used as fuel because the glycolysis pathway is not activated. The high glucose levels that are then left in the bloodstream can cause blood to become very viscous and lead to many vascular diseases. If diabetes type 2 is not treated, then a number of problems arise such as numbing of the extremities, poor wound healing and decreased neurological function. Renal failure may also result as the kidney overworks itself to get rid of the excess sugar. Diabetes patients are also at risk of dehydration as they constantly

There several different types of diabetes. Type two diabetes is a disease where your body cannot use the sugar (glucose) it creates for energy. This causes the cells to became immune to insulin and causes blood sugar to gradually climb. In type two diabetes the pancreas creates insulin but the body cannot use it properly. Unlike type two of diabetes type one is caused when the body cannot create insulin at all causing a problem within the body.

Diabetic patients can have a wide variety of signs and symptoms or have no symptoms at all. For type 1 patients we normally see polyuria, polydypsia and polyphagia, these symptoms and others come on rapidly for type 1 patients. For type 2 patients, they are usually over weight, they can be asymptomatic and signs can come on gradually due to metabolic changes. The other signs we may see in patients with either type 1 or 2 can be fatigue, blurred vision, mood changes, paresthesia, dry skin, infections and weight loss (normally seen in type 1).

Diabetes is a category of diseases that concern having problems with producing insulin from the pancreas, which causes blood glucose levels to be very high. There are two main types of diabetes that exist, which are Type 1 and 2. Type 1 diabetes means that the pancreas does not produce any insulin, which causes the immune system to destroy cells in the pancreas and requires insulin to be taken every day. Type 2 diabetes means that the pancreas makes little to no insulin and is the most common type of diabetes to

Diabetes is a disease that is caused by high glucose levels due to a lack of insulin production. It commonly presents itself in two forms; Type 1 and Type 2. Although these both fall under the category of diabetes, they are displayed in various ways. Type 1 can appear in an individual at virtually any age. Typically, in Type 1 the patient suffers from an autoimmune disease that reduces the production of beta cells in the pancreas. The beta cells are responsible for the secretion of insulin therefore there is an insulin deficiency. The lack of insulin contributes to the instability of blood glucose levels. Common symptoms of Type 1 diabetes are polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, and weight loss due to the cell’s inability to absorb

Insulin resistance is the inability of the cells to use insulin. This causes an increase in blood glucose (Ali, 2011, p. 8). The pancreas will continue to release insulin in an effort to lower the glucose level. As more insulin is released, more fat is being stored. Increased amounts of fat build up in arteries causing plaque. This plaque can lead to further complications such as hypertension and emboli. The liver will then release more glucose in response to the increased level of insulin. As a result, the blood sugar continues to rise and the pancreas becomes exhausted. Impaired insulin secretion also results in increased blood glucose. This is due to beta cells in the pancreas not producing an adequate amount of insulin to regulate glucose levels (Irland,

the biology side of type 2 diabetes: type 2 diabetes Unlike people with type 1 diabetes, the bodies of people with type 2 diabetes make insulin. But either their pancreas does not make enough insulin or the body cannot use the insulin well enough. This is called insulin resistance . When there isn 't enough insulin or the insulin is not used as it should be, glucose (sugar) can 't get into the body 's cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, the body 's cells are not able to function properly. Other problems associated with the buildup of glucose in the blood.

This problem exists in society for a few different reasons which mainly include both natural and environmental factors. Diabetes consists of two main types, Type I and Type II, where both can be attributed to either an unhealthy diet or natural gene problem [3]. Type I diabetes occurs mainly when the body can not produce enough or any Insulin to absorb the glucose a person eats. Ten percent of all Americans in the United States with Diabetes suffers from this form, and need daily insulin injection to ensure proper blood sugar levels [5]. Type II Diabetes is caused the limited production of Insulin to properly interact with the bodies cells, and the inability to properly bind to the glucose enzymes. In simple terms, this happens because the body can either not produce any or enough Insulin to properly interact and regulate the blood sugar levels of a person.

In type I diabetes your body is still able to produce insulin, which is a chemical messenger hormone that sends insulin to the blood and helps the body maintain homeostasis. Without insulin the food that we consume will not receive sufficient amount of energy. It is a vital hormone that is needed in our bloodstream. Type II diabetes is a metabolic disease it causes glucose in the blood stream to collect and become high. In this case our bodies are still producing insulin and it is being released into our blood stream but not enough. Some individuals who are a type 2 diabetic may only exercise to manage their disease but others may need to take medication to help enhance the insulin production in the blood stream. Some signs and symptoms of diabetes would include polyuria, which are excessive urine, polydipsia excessive thrust and polyphagia excessive hunger. If one

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs in millions of Americans. It occurs when the body cannot secrete insulin or when the insulin secreted is not effectively utilized. This disease can be silent in the beginning stages yet deadly once the organs suffer severe damage along with the nerves and blood vessels. Type one and type two diabetes are comparable but have many differences which will be discussed.