Case Study Of Prediabetes

The most significant difference between the regular insulin and the rapid acting insulin is the onset. The onset for rapid-acting or lispro is 10-15 minutes, and for the regular it is ½-1 hour.

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 53-year-old black individual a patient of Dr. Shelton, who has had diabetes for at least six months, but he thinks it has been longer than that. He says his last known blood sugar was in the 300’s. He presents in the ER today with a foot ulcer since January of this year. He

Type II diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people in the United States and is also a disease that is continually growing in numbers. The cost of the individual and national health care systems is also a number that is growing. Policy for prevention of diabetes and pre-diabetes is something that while has changed some in the past, has been basically the same for the past 20-25 yeas. This disease affects many throughout the country, but effects those in the middle and lower classes due to the cost of eating healthier being greater than the alternative and also due to the fact that these groups are less likely to go for routine health care.

Diabetes (DM) is one the many initiatives that Healthy People 2020 have been focusing on to reduce this disease morbidity and mortality rates throughout the communities. In the United States alone, the number of individuals diagnosed with diabetes has increased from 1.5 million in 1958 to 25.8 million in 2011. The Center for Disease and prevention (CDC) also estimates in the year 2011, 79 million people age 20 and over were noted to have pre-diabetes, in which the blood sugar was higher than normal levels, however, have not reached the level for a diagnosis of DM. Eleven percent of those individuals with pre-diabetic readings of raised blood glucose will progress in full blown diabetes a matter of three years. Healthy People 2020 have used evidence –based practices to aid in the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Evidence have shown by simply modifying one’s lifestyle such regular exercising and healthy eating have been recognized to effectively prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in high-risk persons. Case in point, the Diabetes Prevention Program research trial revealed that the utilization of lifestyle interferences had its utmost impact in elderly adults and was also effective in all racial groups.

Are you a Prediabetes or a Type 2 Diabetes patient? Many our patients are under the understanding that if they aren’t on an insulin regimen and/or taking medication for Diabetes they are in the clear. Well, not necessarily, we find that a number of our patients fall under Prediabetes category. This means that their blood sugar is high, but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes, which is why they aren’t on insulin and/or medication. This isn’t something that you can self-diagnose you need to see your provider and lab test has to be done in order to be diagnosed as a prediabetes patient as many don’t show symptoms. This is when you have to make lifestyle changes, weight loss and possibly go on some medication to aid lower and/or bring your blood sugar back to normal. This being said advancement from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes isn't certain.

Diabetes is a disorder that is formed by high blood glucose. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause for death in the United States. It occurs most often in adults, but it’s one of the most chronic disorders in children. Individuals suffering from hyperglycemia have low production of insulin. American Diabetes Association is trying to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

The individual used in this paper was a 56-year-old female that is pre-diabetic but is on the verge of having type 2 diabetes. The individual has been dealing with diabetes for the last 4 years. She stated that she was placed on Metformin 3 years ago to help control blood glucose levels. The individual states that she did not take her Metformin like she was suppose to and was having trouble keeping her A1C down. She stated that her primary care physician recommended she tried to control her blood glucose through diet and exercise and if she was able to do this she would be able to get of the Metformin.

Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. Despite advances in medical technology, treatments, and diagnoses, uncontrolled diabetes continues to rise in the United States (US) (American Diabetes Association [ADA], 2016). Between 2012-2014, 33.9 % of the US population were diagnosed with prediabetes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). According to the ADA (2016) in 2010 18.8 million of the population was diagnosed with diabetes, 7 million were undiagnosed, compared to 2012 where the numbers continued to increase to 29.1 million. Out of the 29.1 million individuals affected with

There are many people who are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and who may currently qualify as a pre-diabetic. Risk

The cause of prediabetes is a change in your body’s blood sugar levels, going beyond normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes, yet. Blood sugar is also referred to as glucose and it comes from the foods we ingest, using it immediately as energy or storing it for later.

In my current role with the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH), I am working on a number of projects aimed at increasing awareness of prediabetes and preventing the onset of diabetes in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with prediabetes. An emerging trend in public health is the prevalence of prediabetes. On one hand, a prediabetes diagnosis is an opportune time to implement preventative interventions earlier and hopefully prevent the onset of Type II diabetes and lends itself to the concept of “early detection = better health outcomes”. However, the prevalence of prediabetes is staggering; more than 1 out 3 adults in the U.S. and 14% of Hawaii’s population has prediabetes. Additionally, 30 % of people with prediabetes will develop

Conclusion: ○ Restate: To tie everything together, today I have presented three useful therapy methods to help you mange your patients’ diabetes, specifically the importance of nutrition, physical activity, and medication usage. I hope that with your new insight, that you can make a difference in your patients’ condition and hopefully prevent diabetes in future patients’

When I was 9 I was diagnosed a pre-diabetic, l was also in the 98th percentile for my age.My parents were very concerned and put me on strict eating diets, and were constantly watching me. They helping only made it worse, they made it seem like I was disgusting and as though it was entirely my fault.I felt empty inside it nearly broke me to be looked on the way they looked at me. Though I am mostly to blame for poor eating habits the blame wasn't completely on me they are the ones that bought my food and let me get to that point without intervention.It was a big challenge and it took a lot out of me and everything I had to get through it, but it wasn't my parents "helping" it was me, the thought of being treated and looked at the way my family

Prediabetes is described as having a fasting blood glucose level higher than normal, but not elevated to the level of the classification of diabetes (CDC, 2014, 2015c). A normal blood glucose level is considered to be less than 100 mg/dL, and diabetes is diagnosed when the blood glucose level rises above 126 mg/dL. Prediabetes falls in between at a level of 100 to 125 mg/dL (CDC, 2014). Individuals with prediabetes are at a higher risk of heart disease and other complications than those without prediabetes (Dorman et al., 2012).

This project derives from my fear of getting diabetes, which is now shown to impact the risk of Alzheimers which is also in my family. During my research, I found that diet is huge in the prevention and reversal of many diseases, specifically diabetes. I ran across Dr. Joel Fuhrman by accident while I was flipping channels. I listened to his PBS broadcast, bought and read several of his books. My husband read several of his books. We converted to the Nutritarian diet from The End of Diabetes by Joel Fuhrman. Over the course of 6 months, I lost 45 lbs. I have kept it off for just over a year now. We have been able to delay the progression of my mother’s advanced kidney disease. Dr. Fuhrman made me a believer.