Diabetes: 7th Leading Cause Of Death

Type 1 diabetes, is an incurable but treatable disease which can occur at any age but is mostly found in children due to the high levels of glucose in the blood (Eckman 2011). Juvenile diabetes affects about 1 in every 400-600 children and more than 13,000 are diagnosed yearly (Couch 2008). Type 1 Diabetes means your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is too high. With Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone, which helps glucose gets into your cells to provide energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood. Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems with your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, gums and teeth (American Diabetes Association). Previous research has suggested proper

Diabetes is a disease where the body is unable to produce or use insulin effectively. Insulin is needed for proper storage and use of carbohydrates. Without it, blood sugar levels can become too high or too low, resulting in a diabetic emergency. It affects about 7.8% of the population. The incidence of diabetes is known to increase with age. It’s the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the US, and is the primary cause of blindness and foot and leg amputation. It is known to cause neuropathy in up to 70% of diabetic patients. Individuals with diabetes are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease. There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.

Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. The cost of care for diabetics and new cases of diagnosed diabetes patient’s rise more and more each year. In 2010 234’051 death certificates were issued with the mention of diabetes as a contributing factor to the death. About 60% of lower limb amputations were performed. The cost of care for diabetics is now at an astronomical high of $176 billion dollars. A change a most be made to prevent all of this loss. (American Diabetes Association, 2014)

“Diabetes is a silent killer” (Demille 2005, p.5). It is a metabolic disorder that can result in impaired quality of life and serious complications. This study aims to understand the case of Mr. Skyler Hanson who is newly diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 that leads to diabetic ketoacidosis which was confirmed by the presence of moderate to high ketones in the urine and a high blood glucose level. It was noted that he has a history of fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, nausea and frequent urination. Furthermore, it was disclosed that he has difficulty in adjusting to his diagnosis and he occasionally missed administration of insulin dose when socialising. Subsequently, he was admitted in the Critical Care Unit for rehydration,

Diabetes is a lifelong disease that can affect both children and adults. This disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It claims about 178,000 lives each year. Type one diabetes, also known as insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, usually occurs in people less than thirty years of age, but it also may appear at any age. Diabetes is a very serious disease with many life threatening consequences, but if it is taken care of properly, diabetics can live a normal life.

Type 2 diabetes, your body doesn’t use insulin well and is unable to keep blood sugar at normal levels. Most people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.

In the United States in 2010, “diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death” and out of all these, “a total of 234,051 death certificates [listed] diabetes as an underlying or contributing cause of death” (American Diabetes Association, 2014). In 2012, “29.1 million people or 9.3% of U.S. population have diabetes” (Center for Disease Contro, 2014). Out of 29.1 million, 21.0 million people are diagnosed and 8.1 million people are undiagnosed. About 25.9% are ages 65 and older and approximately 0.25% is under the age of 20. With the growing number of fast food restaurants opening on almost every corner, these numbers are, sadly, not very surprising. People these days have schedules that are so hectic that they almost always don’t have time to care about their well-being and have such unhealthy lifestyles. With that, serious health complications arise and unfortunately, diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent.

Being diagnosed with diabetes can be a scary time. There is a lot of information to learn and many treatment options to choose. Learning what diabetes is and what causes it is a good place to start so an informed decision can be made.

Type 1 Diabetes, also called “insulin-dependent diabetes”, “juvenile diabetes”, or “early-onset diabetes”, is when the pancreas produces little to no insulin. Type 1 diabetes is not as common as type 2, but 10% of all diabetics are type 1. Patients with type 1 diabetes will need to take insulin injections for the rest of there lives. Also people with type 1

Diabetes is a chronic illness that impacts 371 million people in the world, but about another 187 people are not diagnosed. It is the 7th leading cause of death in the united states, and 8th cause world wide. Many people are uneducated about diabetes, and are only familiar with Type 2. There are two main types of diabetes, Type 2, and Type 1 or juvenile diabetes. A third form of diabetes is called Gestational diabetes, but it only affects about 4% of pregnant women. Diabetes was first mentioned in 1552 B.C in Egypt. Hesy-Ra, an Egyptian physician was the first known to document the 'mysterious disease. Many centuries after this first documentation, people had better understandings of this disease. Diabetes was diagnosed by "water tasters"

Diabetes of any type can produce a variety of symptoms. The most common symptoms are increased thirst, increased urination, nausea, fatigue, slow healing cuts or sores, dry mouth, itchy skin, blurred vision, and unusual weight loss or gain. Type 1 diabetes is usually characterized as an autoimmune disorder and appears in previously healthy people of normal weights and who have good diets and exercise regularly. Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes and is usually considered a lifestyle diabetes, appearing in people who have poor diets, who are overweight, and who have

Diabetes Type 2 is a lifelong disease that develops slowly. Type 2 diabetes causes the person fat, liver and muscle cells not to respond correctly to the hormone insulin, as a result the glucose doesn’t get into these cells to be stored in energy, which causes the levels of blood sugar in the blood to increase and eventually causing damage to the nerves and small blood vessels of the eyes, kidneys and heart and lead to atherosclerosis or the hardening of the arteries which causes a heart attack or stroke. Common symptoms of diabetes type 2 is fatigue, hunger because the body can’t process the food properly so its expelled through urine, increased thirst because the person keeps peeing out everything they are consuming which makes them thirsty,

Type 1 diabetes, previously called juvenile diabetes, is an incurable condition that is normally diagnosed in children and young adults. Type one diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease with an unknown cause. Symptoms can be subtle and if gone undiagnosed and untreated, T1D can be fatal. The treatment of T1D requires daily injections of insulin to break down excess sugar in the blood. Treatment costs of diabetes are high and the complications associated with T1D only increases those costs. Historically people with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) did not have long life expectancy. Today with advancements in treatment, commitment to managing insulin levels and living a healthy life style, T1D patients can lead a long an full life.

Type one diabetes is caused by a problem with the immune system, where it attacks the cells that create insulin (Bowers, 2015). Type two diabetes is much more prominent in adults, however it can occur in children. It is often brought on by obesity or an unhealthy lifestyle. This form of diabetes often begins with a resistance to insulin due to the liver not using insulin to provide energy for the body’s cells. Because of this, the body requires more insulin. The pancreas will try to compensate by producing more insulin, however it will eventually stop when the blood sugar levels increase (after eating). Two common symptoms are frequent dehydration sue to water trying to compensate for the high glucose levels and keep an even amount of water and glucose through a process called osmosis (Charlotte Eng, 2015). This, in turn causes frequent urination because of the need for more water. Another symptom is blurry eyesight. High blood sugar can cause the lens of the eye to swell which will impair the vision (William Hehn,