Diabetes And Adolescents

Diabetes is a serious medical condition that can also be a risk factor for the development of many different diseases and conditions including dementia, heart disease, and CVA. Thus, effective management of diabetes is very important. Patient compliance can be difficult to achieve if the person affected with diabetes is not educated about the illness or treatment, has not fully accepted the diagnosis or its severity, will not change habits or believes that the prescribed treatment regime is too difficult or ineffective, has cultural beliefs conflicting with the treatment regime, experiences stressful events, lacks social support, or suffers from psychiatric issues unrelated to diabetes (Gerard, Griffin, & Fitzpatrick, 2010). As one may expect, adequate education programs are essential tools when dealing with diabetics. Solid education will provide the patient with information as well as teaching the necessary skills to manage the disorder. The primary focus of any diabetes education program must be to empower patients as a part of the multidisciplinary team. This team should be focused at integrating diabetes into the lives of the patients and this focus should be based on the decisions made by the patient, otherwise the treatment plan can be looked on as forced (Gerald et al., 2010). Every patient stricken with diabetes has the right to benefit from an education program of this type. First, basic education and facts should be administered directly following the diagnosis of

When a child has diabetes, the entire family is impacted⁴. Developing an effective support system for parents is essential. Reportedly, the highest levels of stress occur during the first year of diagnosis and may lessen in the years following diagnosis as parents develop coping mechanisms¹⁰. The resulting higher levels of stress and increased perception of the burden of caring for a child may lead to negative coping mechanisms such as avoidance or emotional distance¹¹.

According to the United States Library of Medicine, diabetes is a disease that occurs when the body does not make or use insulin correctly, therefore causing fluctuating amounts of glucose in the blood. Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of adults and children from various cultures. According to the American Diabetes Association (2014), someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 19 seconds. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention most recent statistical report indicated there were 29.1 million adults and children affected by diabetes. Those numbers are astounding. Unfortunately, the American Diabetes Association (2014) estimates by year of 2050, one out of three adults will have diabetes. Therefore, it is imperative that adults take aggressive measures to prevent this disease. By the same token, diabetes diagnosed in children and adolescent is becoming more prevalent every day. The American Diabetes Association (2014) reported there were about 216, 00 children in the United States with diabetes. It is predicted that one out three children will be diagnosed with diabetes in their life. The statistics for both adults and children with diabetes are frightening; however, early detection can help lower the risk of developing the debilitating effects of diabetes.

America is a melting pot of immigrants. First, the pilgrims, the Italians, the Polish came to America for opportunity. More recently, people from the Philippines, Syria, and Mexico have emigrated from their homes for a better future. Latinos are the largest minority in the US-making up more than 13.7% of total population. Type 2 Diabetes and its complications are a major health concern all over the world. Some racial and ethnic populations are more at risk for this disease. Type II Diabetes is well known as one of the most preventable diseases in modern times. The focus of this research paper is to determine why Latinx children are at an increased risk for Type II diabetes, compared to their peers. In order to understand the complexity of

Type 2 diabetes is typically caused by genetics and environmental factors, but also is caused by excess weight and inactivity such as gaining too much weight and lack of exercise. Type 2 diabetes is seen often in adolescents twenty years old and younger because children and teenagers are commonly known to gain weight and fail to exercise as often as they should. When it comes to diabetes and the different types, weight is a huge factor.

For a 17-year-old, type I diabetic who is active in cross country, track, and swim team, compliance in taking insulin per meal or snack and ensuring adequate dosing in conjunction with an active lifestyle can be very challenging. While in high school, many teenagers may also indulge in unhealthy meal and snack choices, which for a diabetic teenager may decrease diabetic management and medication compliance (Datar & Nicosia, 2012). Additionally, the need to eat a proper meal at an appropriate time with insulin administration to fuel an athlete's demanding physical needs may also be a hindrance.

When people think of diabetes, they think it is one generalizable disease and fail to realize there are two main categories of diabetes, Type I and II. Type I is hereditary and is caused when insulin cannot be produced at all compared to Type II is when little insulin can be produced by the pancreas over time. There are several warning signs to prevent or help with any form of diabetes that mainly come from four different types of insulin or food intake, depending on the severity of diabetes in the person. While diabetes can be treated easily if known about, there are fatal issues can occur.

Diabetes is a chronic systemic disease characterized by hyperglycemia, or elevated level of blood glucose. This condition results from a defect in insulin action or secretion. Insulin deficiency leads not only to disturbances in the metabolism of carbohydrates, but also proteins and fats. Chronic elevation of blood glucose causes damage to various organs, particularly eyes, kidneys, nervous system, heart and blood vessels (Huether & McCance, 2012). However, diabetes also causes psychological and emotional distress which can lead to mental disorders. Recognition of psychological and emotional factors related to diabetes is crucial in adjusting and implementing appropriate therapies (Pearce ,2013). The article “The psychological impact of diabetes: A practical guide for the nurse practitioner,” presents how diabetes impacts the psychological aspect of quality of life, and provides solutions that can be applied in patients’ care.

Based on the facts of this case study, it appears as though Josh is suffering from Type 1 diabetes, a condition which is commonly known as childhood diabetes, as it is so commonly diagnosed in children. His grandmother who has NIDDM has type 2 diabetes, has a condition which is generally diagnosed in the adult population over the age of 40. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more and more common in American and in Western Europe and is a condition which generally results as a manifestation of the tissues of the body creating opposition to insulin created by the beta cells of the pancreas (Brawley, 2011). "The pancreas first tries to overcome this resistance to insulin by making more insulin. The blood sugar goes up as a patient's body is no longer able to make enough insulin" (Brawley, 2011). The bulk of patients that end up developing this condition are generally overweight or tend to be obese, which means that preventing obesity and keeping one's weight down is a wise and effective means of preventing this condition (Brawley, 2011). However, because Josh's weight is not known at this time, it's still safe to assume that he has type one diabetes. However, it is worth mentioning that type two diabetes is becoming more and more common with children and has even been found to occur in families (Chad, 2013).

There are 29,000 children in the United Kingdom suffering from Type One Diabetes. How would you feel if your child was one of those many sufferers? Perhaps your child is how much of an impact has it created upon your family? You are always wondering why us. The answer is unknown that is the most frustrating thing. In this essay I am going to tell you all about the charity Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation known as JDRF for short, why they are such a great charity, what they do and how fundraising can help them with their research.

According to the American association of diabetes educators,7 there are seven diabetes self-care practice : being active (physical activity and exercise); healthy food diet ; taking medications; blood glucose monitoring ; problem solving, especially increasing and decreasing blood glucose levels); minimizing risks ( decrease diabetes complications; smoking cessation); and healthy coping (psychosocial adaptation). These behaviors have been explained as measurable outcomes of effective diabetes education and thus should be achieved for both individual and population levels to fullfill the desired outcomes of prevention of diabetes complications beside physical and psychological

Juvenile Diabetes is a disease that more and more children are getting each day and it affect about 0.1 percent of children that are school age. There are two types of diabetes that are common in children. The first one is type one diabetes and the second one is type two diabetes. There are major health problems associated with type one including troubles physically, a multidisciplinary approach by physician, nurse and dietitian is needed to treat juvenile diabetes. In patients with new onset type 1 diabetes, lifelong insulin therapy must be started. As a chronic disease diabetes mellitus requires long term medical attention both to limit the development of its devastating physical and psychological complications and to manage them when they do occur. As for the ADA (American Diabetes Association) Diabetes Mellitus is a disproportionately expensive disease; I read that in 2002, the per capita cost of health care was $13,243 for people with diabetes, while it was $2,560 for those without diabetes. As of now there is no cure for Juvenile Diabetes but there is ongoing research to test medications and new products to find a cure for Juvenile Diabetes. There are however many coping methods, support groups, counseling, insulin injections and pumps that children with juvenile diabetes make a part of their everyday lives.

Juvenile mellitus diabetes is a commonly a type 1 diabetes. This form of diabetes is a condition with a disordered metabolism. It is exhibited in high glucose levels due to lack of or insufficiency of insulin secretion in the pancreas organ. It happens in such a way that when a juvenile eats food it is broken down into glucose. The sugar has propensity of exceeding bloodstream into certain body cells using a hormone known as the insulin. This hormone is manufactured in the pancreas.

Sporting events, church activities, chores, playing and homework take up most of a child’s waking hours. The monitoring and treatment of this disease affects everything the child does and in turn affects the entire family. Keeping the insulin levels within normal limits requires diligent monitoring of blood glucose levels and managing the child’s diet is extremely important. When blood glucose levels fall out of the normal range the main treatment for Type 1 Diabetes requires insulin therapy. The Insulin therapy is needed to replace or supplement what insulin the body can’t provide. Some factors that affect blood glucose levels are: insulin, food, activity, exercise, and stress ( Daneman, Frank & Perlman,1999). Because of the difficulties that families with child diabetes face it is hard for the families not to revolve everything they do around the child. Although there is no easy answer to this problem HK Akerblom explains it well,“ Insulin therapy should be fitted into the daily schedule and way of life of the child and the family, rather than the child and family living their lives according to a strict timetable determined by the insulin therapy”(1998).

An 11 year old child named R.Y in American Indian Heritage was identified with type 2 diabetes during a routine physical check-up in school. Her mother shifted her home from a stress life of domestic violence and finances, unstable house, inadequate parent supervision to her childhood community. Before they shifted, child establishes poor grades in school, oppositional behaviour and moreover gain in weight. The child mother think that R.Y. identified diabetes causes such as physical abuses, diabetes in pregnancy or inequality in social living. The family return to native American community which proves beneficial to R.Y., In such a way, that it boost the school grades , relations, problem