Case Study Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

The Brief COPE assessed the students’ levels of coping responses ranging from active coping, planning, religion/ spirituality and instrumental support. The Perceived Social Support from Family and Friends scale is a 20-item questionnaire that allowed the participant to uncover their beliefs regarding the level of social support he or she receives from both his or her friends and family members. The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire is a 67-item questionnaire that examined how well students have adjusted to college. Adjustment to college within this inventory included feelings relating to, academic,

Mental disorders are as common among college students as same-aged non-students, and these disorders seem to be growing in amount and severity. It is not unusual for undergraduate students to experience varying levels of anxiety, depression, and stress during their matriculation; some college students experience academic stressors as well as non-academic stressors. Non-academic stressors could include seemingly obvious issues like moving away from family for the first time or some issues that may be harder to recognize like private health concerns. Dr. Richard Kadison, chief of mental health services at Harvard University and author of “College of the Overwhelmed” reported that almost 50% of college students are likely to suffer some degree of

One factor effecting outcomes related to diabetes is parental stress. The diagnosis of diabetes in a child is stressful for parents⁴. Reportedly, as many as 75% of parents of a child with type 1 diabetes experience distress related to management of

The first few weeks of my freshman year at UK, I made sure to always get my work finished before anything else, including taking care of my health and eating. Since the 5th grade I had been a Type 1, insulin dependent diabetic. Diabetes ran in my family, so it wasn’t big news when I became a diabetic. Sure it was rough, but I never saw it as an obstacle…until college. My new environment and schedule wasn’t working well with my health. Always, I was stressed about work and classes because I didn’t want to fail. I became so busy with my new life, I forgot about my disease.

There are a number of different healthcare professionals who treat diabetes. While many people work with their primary care physician to manage diabetes, others rely on one or more doctors and specialists to monitor their condition. Talk to your doctor about testing if you are at risk for diabetes or begin experiencing symptoms associated with the disease. The following sections discuss the different doctors and specialists who can assist in various aspects of diabetes diagnosis and care.

As of 2012 an estimated 29 million Americans had diabetes, but only about 5% had Type 1 diabetes (ADA, 2016). However, the age curve for Type 1 diabetes differs drastically from that of Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is more prevalent in children and young adults, and the incidence in these age groups was more than triple that of Type 2 in 2009 (ADA, 2016). It is known that the average college student will attend school between the years of 18 and roughly 22, as a unwelcome side effect of most Type 1 cases being diagnosed by age 20, many students experience onset of Type 1 during their college career (Fredette, Mawn, Hood, & Fain, 2016). Unfortunately, the statistics are not clear as to how many students are diagnosed with Type 1 during their college years, but instead are dominated by estimates of the total population. As a result there is a shortage of studies focusing on the effects and outcomes of onset during college

Brown, et al. (2005) found that depression appears to increase the threat of developing diabetes by roughly 23% in younger adults. De Groot (2010) agrees saying studies in which people were tracked down for more that 10 to 20 years, instituted that people with a history of high depression are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in on life. (Mann, 2010) also showed that depression amplified the risk for diabetes, and diabetes amplified the risk for depression. Particularly, depressed women were 17% more prone to develop diabetes even after the researchers considered other risk factors like weight and irregular exercise. (Nordqvist, 2010) also concluded that women with depression had a 17% higher danger of developing diabetes. Finally, Pouwer et al. (2010) suggested that it is not only depression but also general emotional stress, anxiety, anger, sleeping problems and resentment are associated with an amplified risk for the development of type 2 diabetes.It is therefore evident from all these studies, that depression can lead to diabetis within a span of ten years or less as was evidenced in Mr. Banks

Naveen is 10 years old, as healthy as ever. But when he was diagnosed with diabetes, his mother was shocked out of her life. “But, how can my son at such a young age fall prey to it? Isn’t it a disease that grips the middle aged population?,” she echoed the misconceptions we all hold as a society. Diabetes can be diagnosed at any age, owing to heredity, lifestyle and habits we have. But, usually type 1 diabetes is known to be more frequent in children and adults, about which every parent needs to be aware about. The cases are on a rise day by day, and all of us should be informed well about how to tackle Type 1 Diabetes and track symptoms and fight the disease.

Every year, 15,000 children and 15, 000 adults are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), which totals to 30,000 people. In the United States, as many as 3 million people have T1D. T1D is managed with insulin throughout the day. Some warning signs of T1D include extreme thirst, frequent urination, drowsiness, sudden weight loss, fruity odor on the breath and especially sugar in urine (Type 1 Diabetes Facts). You never know, three million is a giant number that you, or someone you know, could be included in. Type 1 diabetes makes for a totally new lifestyle that calls for constant acknowledgement, with no cure so far; however, you can still live a full and active life by becoming more aware of the disease.

While sometimes they may fit that stereotype, often they will choose to suffer in silence and hide their struggle. Due to this, it can be hard to know if a student has a mental illness. Therefore, it is also hard to know if these students are seeking help. But according to a recent article in the Canadian Journal of School Psychology that examines the effects of mental illness on college students, "60.8% ... of the 1,964 students who accessed counseling and disability services and surveyed for this study reported having a ... mental illness diagnosis or diagnoses" (Holmes and Silvestri 34). However, that is only among those who sought help. Many students may choose to suffer in silence, much like Spitz did. The two most common categories of mental illness among college students are mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Both account for over a quarter of disorders each. Because these numbers only account for the students who reported these mental illnesses, the numbers may well be higher than reported. Assuming they are, this is an extensive issue among

Like many of the questionnaires utilized for research in the articles used for this literature review, it was anonymous, and administered and collected during class. This form of data collection provided high turn in rates allowing researchers to have a wide study scale. According to Hicks, T., & Heastie, S., contrasting levels of stress and coping mechanisms were present in these students. It was noted that traditional college students experience more psychological stress than their nontraditional student counterparts. In addition, during the first year of college, the amount of stress experienced by students is the highest in comparison to stress in the remainder of the years. These results are especially important because it stresses the need for a strong health and wellness center within colleges and universities.

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease that results in the body’s destruction of its own insulin producing β-cells of the pancreas (Simmons, 2015) which accounts for 5%-10% of people living with T1DM (Porth, 2015) In order to understand T1DM, it is important to know that the body metabolizes sugars and starches into the simple sugar glucose. Glucose is converted to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by the cells of our body which is the main source of energy. Insulin is the hormone produced by the pancreas so sugar can more readily used by the cell from the bloodstream. When your pancreas does not produce the hormone insulin anymore, the glucose in the blood stream remains causing an individual with type 1 diabetes to have abnormally

In the period of transition to university, first year students appear to have different challenges. As early studies, health and study issues were identified as two examples of challenge in first university year. According to Douglas et al. (as cited in Richardson, King, Garrett & wWrench, 2012, p.88) “great opportunity for personal growth and learning is overshadowed by the poor health behaviors and negative health outcomes”. This idea is briefly understood that the problems of first year in university seems to be too hard for students to deal and as a consequence, students tend to

Nontraditional student numbers continue to rise on college campuses and few institutions meet the mental health needs for this special group of students (Carney-Crompton & Tan, 2002). It is the purpose of this study to examine both the stressors (i.e. triggers of the stress response) and perceived stress levels between traditional and nontraditional students.

The impact of stress among college students may have a negative impact on the student’s psychological health. Research indicates that depression rates in college students have been increasingly rising over the years. In 2012, a study was conducted by the National Survey of Counseling Centers which resulted in 91% of the researchers found an increase in students with psychological needs. To resolve college students’ stressors, Surgeon General and additional research studies propose that students who are more active exhibit a decrease in stress, anxiety, and depression. In order to improve and retain a healthy lifestyle, physical activity