Diabetes: Diabetic Emergencies

When experiencing symptoms of hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia, medical attention needs to be directed to the individual immediately. Diabetes cannot be cured, but if ignored, the disease can be fatal (American Diabetes Association).

The most common symptoms are fatigue, having to urinate more than feeling thirsty, distorted vision, and dry mouth. Type 1 diabetes symptoms are rapidly noticed with more severe symptoms verses type 2 diabetes, which have symptoms that usually are not as noticeable and develop at a slower rate.

According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) some signs and symptoms of diabetes are

The Characteristics of the diabetes are very distinctive and in some cases they are unnoticed. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2014), recommends individuals contact their physician if they

People often do not realize how deadly and complicated diabetes is. When first diagnosed with diabetes patients may often be confused by how their lifestyle will have to change. Some patients may not even know how serious the complications may be. This information is to help not only the people who are affected by diabetes but also to inform everyone on how to help prevent the onset of diabetes.

The signs and symptoms of a person that has diabetes is that they lose weight without even trying to. Increased thirst and frequent urination – excess sugar building up in your blood-stream causes fluid to be pulled from the tissues. This may leave a person thirsty, causing a person to drink and urinate more than usual. People with diabetes have an increased hunger. Without enough insulin to move sugar into the cells, the muscles and organs becomes depleted by energy. This triggers intense hunger. People have weight loss, without the ability to metabolise glucose, the body uses alternative fuels stored in muscle and fat. Calories are lost as excess

Type 1 diabetics make little to no insulin. This makes the symptoms of diabetes very serious. Without insulin the cells in the body cannot get the needed glucose to perform their designed tasks. Most type 1 diabetics can feel quite sick and need to be taken to the hospital in a very short period of time, because of high blood glucose (Ruder 26).

Symptoms of diabetes include: weight loss, fatigue, thirst, frequent urination, sugar in the urine, and vision problems.

Since glucose cannot enter the cells it builds up in the blood and the body's cells literally starve to death. Also since the body lacks sufficient energy from tissue glucose it begins to break down stored fat that produces ketenes, a byproduct of broken down fat, that makes the body's blood acidic interfering with respiration. About 700,000 people in the United States have Type I diabetes. Its symptoms are unusual thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger, dramatic weight loss, fatigue, and irritability. If the disease is undetected or not properly treated it can quickly become fatal. Death by diabetic coma was usually the outcome of the disease before insulin was discovered.

The symptoms of diabetes is commonly hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) and hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar). “Symptoms of marked hyperglycemia include polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss, sometimes with polyphagia, and blurred vision.” (American

The estimated time for the teaching session is approximately 3 hours. In the first hour I will give a brief overview of what diabetes is and how it can be controlled with insulin. First I will include a very simple explanation of the pathophysiology of the disease and the signs and symptoms that are common. Next, I will explain that when controlling diabetes, her blood sugar can become too high or too low. High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia is caused by eating too much food, eating sugary foods, or by not taking insulin as prescribed. Signs of high blood sugar include: dry mouth, thirsty, having to urinate often, blurry vision, feeling tired, and weight loss. If high blood sugar is not treated, it can cause you to go into a coma (Aldridge, 2005 p.36-37). When you have high blood sugar, drink water and take your insulin according to the sliding scale your doctor has provided. Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, can occur

Diabetes is associated with wide range of complications such as chronic renal failure, blindness, amputations, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and neuropathy (Alotabi, A., et al., 2016). There is no known cure for diabetes, but the disease can be controlled through health management that includes multiple perspectives of care such as medications, blood glucose monitoring, diet, nutrition, screening for long-term complications and regular physical activity (Alotabi, A., et al., 2016). Managing diabetes may be complicated and requires the knowledge and skills of both healthcare providers and the clients. Studies have shown that to prevent or delay diabetic complications due to diabetes, counseling and other lifestyle interventions are the effective therapy. Even with many policies set up for diabetes, 8.1 million Americans are undiagnosed with diabetes mellitus, and approximately 86 million Americans ages 20 and older have blood glucose levels that considerably increase their risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus in the next several years (CDC, 2015). For diabetes care to be successful there needs to be a good understanding of the disease and management by both patients and healthcare providers,

In diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough insulin (type 1 diabetes) or the body can 't respond normally to the insulin that is made (type 2 diabetes). This causes glucose levels in the blood to rise, leading to symptoms such as increased urination, extreme thirst, and unexplained weight loss.

Diabetes symptoms start off with, urges to urinate, and increasing thirst and hunger. But when diabetes is not treated carfully and properly it can damage vital organs and lead to

Diabetes is a major problem in our society today. Many people have heard about the disease; however, they do not know too much about its complications. Diabetes is a chronic, progressive and lifelong condition that affects the body’s ability to use the energy found in food (WebMD, 2016). Many new cases are confirmed every year and unfortunately, many go undiagnosed for years. Diabetes is a serious disease and need to be taking seriously. The disease can lead to many other health problems such as blindness, nerve damage and kidney diseases. The more the community understand and made aware of the seriousness of the disease, the better it can be control and or prevented.