A Wide Array Of Risk Factors For Risk Among Older Client With Type 2 Diabetes

Poverty Poverty involves a complex array of risk factors that harmfully affects the population in a multitude of ways. The primary risk factors commonly associated with families living in poverty are emotional and social challenges, acute and chronic stressors, cognitive delays, and health related issues (Jensen, 2002). The culmination of risk factors makes everyday life in poverty a struggle. Those risk factors are interwoven and comprehensive while often leading to devastatingly adverse effects…

Diabetes What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease associated with the inability to store and metabolise glucose effectively. In the UK alone there are just under 3 million people diagnosed with diabetes and approximately 850,000 who are not aware that they have it. (Nhs.uk, 2014) Because the transporters for glucose to be stored and metabolised are Insulin dependent in most areas of the body (except the Blood Brain Barrier), an absence or deficiency in Insulin results in Increased levels of glucose…

Aim: To reduce risk factors for developing diabetes among the residents of San Gabriel community site. Objective: (1) To increasing by 20% the levels of physical activity among the residents of San Gabriel community. Strategy: The actions of achieving this objective based on the Healthy Eating Active Communities (HEAC) program because this strategy can offer affordable and accessible methods for healthy eating and physical activity to people to reduce the factors of diabetes in community level. Actions…

Question 1: Why is type two diabetes an issue in our community? Question 2: What is the biology (science) behind type-2 diabetes? Research question: Are premature babies more at risk of developing type-2 diabetes? There are 350 million sufferers of type-2 diabetes worldwide; New Zealand has the third highest rate of obesity and contributes to this concern. Type-2 diabetes is a concerning even more, its an increasing issue in our New Zealand community. In 2006 the Ministry of Social Development surveyed…

immediate treatment is affective and important, as it can reduce the damage to the brain and prevent potential post-stroke complications. Stroke is the fourth leading reason for death in the U.S., this research will increase understanding of the types and risk factors of strokes and improve the knowledge of how to prevent stroke in daily life. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a stroke is defined as “decreasing in blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly…

Running Head: Diabetes Type II Diabetes Type II: Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatments Introduction There are three types of diabetes: type 1diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. All three are chronic conditions that "affect how the body uses blood glucose" or blood sugar. The body needs glucose because it is "an important source of energy for the cells that make up an individual 's muscles and tissues" Individuals with diabetes have too much glucose in their…

Allysa Priest Mr. Wyse ENC 1101 1 November 2016 Type 1 Diabetes In today’s society, the risk of type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, continues to grow to be a potentially life-threatening disease. In the United States, there has been a growing rate of obesity, especially in the younger generations who are at risk for type 1 diabetes. This dangerous disease has continued to be researched and controlled with specific medical treatment and insulin therapies. With such an extreme increase…

While a universal screening strategy is the best strategy to assure that all women with GDM are diagnosed and treated, the cost of such a strategy may prove to be prohibitive for some populations. Known risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus include a family history of diabetes, race (Asian, African-American, Hispanic and Native American women have a higher incidence of GDM than non-Hispanic Caucasian women [Ferrara, 2007; Slocum and Burke Sosa, 2002]), obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥25…

Diabetes mellitus is a disease which involves the increase in the level of glucose in the blood. Hormone responsible for lowering the blood glucose is insulin, produced by the beta cells in pancreas. Insulin helps the glucose to enter the body tissues where it is used for energy production. Type 1 diabetes, common in children and young adults, occurs due to the low amount of insulin production by damaged beta cells. Type 2 diabetes, common in middle aged adult, occurs due to the inability of the…

Fall Risks in the Older Adult Client and Nursing Interventions to Prevent Them Debra A. Arnold Oakland Community College Fall Risks in the Older Adult Client and Nursing Interventions to Prevent Them Many people believe that falling is a normal part of the aging process and that if a person lives long enough they will eventually suffer a fall. It is true that some of the physiological changes that occur in every older adult as a normal part of the aging…