Diabetic Patient Observation Paper

The individual I chose to observe is my cousin who is a 24-year-old male who was diagnosed with type1 diabetes since the age of 14. But before being diagnosed with type1 diabetes my cousin was healthy teenager that would eat just like any other teenager, but his life drastically change right away after being diagnosed with type1 diabetes. He now suffers from weight lost, nausea, body pain, and is insulin dependent. Being insulin dependent was one of the biggest changes in his life, because he had no idea what was occurring to his body and was not inform about diabetes. It took a while for my cousin to get used to the changes that were occurring to him as a teenager, but now that he is older and cautious about his disability, he lives a healthy

CC Mr. Bray is a 51-year-old male here today for followup of his hypertension. HPI The last visit I had with the patient on June 7th, I elected to start him on antihypertensive therapy. He was given a prescription for Zestoretic 10/12.5 mg one p.o. to take daily. He says that he did take one as recommended. That same day in the afternoon, he noted that he was short of breath in the afternoon. He says that he attributed it to the work that he was doing out in the yard and later that day, it seemed to resolve. A few days later, he had the same thing happen again. He eventually went on to see Dr. Lilly on June 25th. Please see that note for complete details. She did have him go through a series of testing, including laboratory studies, which were normal

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.

Throughout our nation more and more people are being diagnosed with diabetes, it has now become one of the leading causes of death among Americans. According to the American

Watching what you eat is an important part of managing your diabetes. A proper diet can greatly reduce your risk of complications. There are a number of foods that you will need to avoid if you have diabetes. Below is a list of some of the foods to avoid:

Intro to Diabetic Emergencies Diabetes is a significant and fast growing health concern in the United States. About 16 million Americans have diabetes – and that number increases every day. Every day there is someone who suffers from a diabetic emergency. What is a diabetic emergency? Well, first we must understand what diabetes is. Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body uses blood glucose (or commonly known as blood sugar) your body isn’t able to take the sugar from your bloodstream and carry it to your body cells where it can be used for energy. There are two types of diabetes; Type I (insulin dependent) and Type II (non-insulin dependent). Both types can cause a diabetic emergency. Both types require medical

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) treatment goals are individualized and aimed at lowering A1C and prevention of hypoglycemia along with decreased comorbidities associated with diabetes. Diabetics who are at an increased risk for hypoglycemia include: a diagnosis of greater than 15 years, advanced macrovascular disease, hypoglycemia unawareness, limited life expectancy and severe comorbidities (Garber, Blonde, Bush, Einhorn, & Garber,et al., 2017). In addition Fowler (2010) notes that those with renal or hepatic dysfunction are at an increased risk for hypoglycemia due to the combination of less endogenous glucose production and longer insulin half life. This combination can result in a rapid lowering of glucose.

with diagnosed diabetes accounts for more than 1 in 5 health care dollars in the U.S., and more than half of that expenditure is directly attributable to diabetes.

In the U. S. millions of men and women are existing with pre- diabetes or diabetes and do not even know it. Pre-diabetic people have too much sugar in the blood, but not enough to be classified as a diabetic. The diabetes prevention diet has the power to reverse and forestall the progression of diabetes as it promotes a relatively stable blood sugar. Making bad diet decisions must be evaded just because food is the major source of energy for the body.

References Gebel, PhD, Erika. American Diabetes Association Home Page - American Diabetes Association. 07 May 2009. Web. 10 Nov. 2009. http://www.diabetes.org/.

I have decided to do my research on diabetes, because it’s a family history and I do not know enough information about it to advocate. What is diabetes? According Webster Dictionary it’s “A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting

Dr Tebi is hands-down one of the best medical doctors I have seen in a long time and I am 63 years old! Being a Type I diabetic for 60 years and a Senior Systems Engineer, I do my homework before placing my health and well being into someone's hands. Even more so now that many healthcare professionals are medical groups that rely on spending very little time with patients to meet quotas. Dr Tebi's bed-side manner is calm, positive, thorough, attentive, flexible, and personal. My visit was for a diabetic checkup where he went through each item on the lab report with detailed explanations so that I knew exactly how my diabetic control was. During his review of your health he makes you feel very comfortable and relaxed allowing me to easily

CHIEF COMPLAINANT: Patient is a known diabetic, he has been converted over to insulin, he has been doing very well. His blood sugars are running in the low 100's, in the last month he has had one episode of blood sugar 57, otherwise, has done very well. He

Your doctor or primary care provider will be the members of your diabetes care team. When seeking diabetes care, it’s important to ensure this team will offer support along the way. However, ultimately it’s up to you to manage your condition. To begin, you should learn everything you can about diabetes care. This includes healthy eating and physical activity as part of your daily routine. You should also monitor your blood sugar level and ask for diabetes treatment when you need the help.

I believe I had a very positive overall experience observing Dr. Kiani in his private clinical setting in McAllen and at the Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance and Rio Grande Regional Hospital. I do have quite a bit of shadowing experience; therefore, I was familiar with typical physician-patient interactions but of course the medical interview is centered differently in different specialties.