Glucose Case Studies

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Approximately 12: 30, RN received patient 's blood sugar report that was 232 from Julao-co, Antonina, Nursing Assistant (NA). Patient had lunch approximately 1245. Due to lab system down and unable to receive the result on sunrise, RN called Antonina, Nursing Assistant (NA) again to confirm patient's blood sugar 232 before administering Humalog medication.

Healthy lifestyle modifications are emphasized, especially diet and exercise. Exercise causes an increase in insulin sensitivity, which in turn allows the body’s cells to better utilize insulin and therefore take up glucose. This sensitivity to insulin can last up to 24 hours after exercise (American Diabetes Association [ADA], 2013). Persons with type 2 diabetes typically experience insulin resistance, which is the inability for the muscles, liver and fat tissue to utilize insulin. Type 2 diabetics can also experience insufficient insulin secretion (NIH, 2014). It is known that physical activity and diet decreases glucose levels in the short term, but more research is needed to determine long term effects of physical activity on hemoglobin A1c

Glucose is a form of energy derived from carbohydrates. All living organisms requires energy to live and thrive. When glucose is ingested it is transported through the circulatory system by the various tissues and organs. This glucose will be used by the muscular and nervous system to complete day to day task. If the body is not in need of glucose it will be stored in the form of glycogen for a later date. The entire process starts with carbohydrates, for this paper we will be tracing the path of glucose starting with ingestion to the planter surface of the right foot. The glucose we are ingesting starts for example as a slice of pizza.

Blood glucose levels and their regulation can be influenced by alcohol (ethanol) consumption. Although consuming alcohol can initially create a rise in blood glucose levels because of its carbohydrate content, excessive alcohol consumption can cause blood glucose levels to drop to dangerously low levels. When alcohol is consumed, it is absorbed directly into the bloodstream from the stomach and intestines; and then travels to the liver to be metabolised. Liver cells contain enzymes which metabolise the alcohol; they break down the alcohol into other chemicals which are in turn broken down into water and carbon dioxide. These are then excreted from the body in the urine and from the lungs. The liver can process only a certain amount of alcohol per

However, our understanding of what diabetes is and how it operates has changed radically within the last hundred years. When considering diabetes, it is worth noting that medical science did not discover and isolate the

The Diabetes Spectrum who works for The American Diabetes Association wrote in their 2005 article, “Exercise offers a wide range of benefits. It helps control weight, lowers blood pressure, lowers

Diabetic patient must take some exercise precautions. Even though, therapeutic exercises have potential to improve optimal health.

The term "diabetes" was first coined by Araetus of Cappodocia in Ancient Greece (81-133AD). The horrific disease was described by Araetus as “ A wonderful affection being a melting down of the flesh and limbs into urine. The patient never stops drinking water but the 373). During the time of Araetus, there was nothing that could be done to help the patient with flow is incessant as if from the opening of the aqueducts. The patient is short lived.” (Ahmed, this disease. As noted by Araetus, life lasts “only for a time, but not very long.”

Insulin (medication) is the use of insulin and similar proteins as a medication to treat disease. Insulin comes in a number of different types including short acting (such as regular insulin) and long acting such as NPH insulin. It is also may include: low blood sugar levels, skin reactions at the site of injection and low potassium levels among others(ASH,2014). Insulin was first used by Canada Charles Bestfrederick Banting.

According to the ADA (Americans Diabetes Association) in 2010 the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in America was 25.8 million, and in 2012 it went up to 29.1 million which is 9.3% of the population. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease that interferes with the body’s natural insulin processes. Diabetes mellitus can present in the form of type 1 or type 2. The research article focused on type 2 diabetes and its effects on the body. Exercise is a good way for someone with type 2 diabetes to manage themselves. However with this disease it would important to know what type of intensities that diabetics would be more optimal. A randomized clinical trial was conducted of what exercise intensity high or moderate would be

After conducting this experiment I found that my blood sugar would go down an average of 100 ml/dl for each exercise. If I try different exercise, then my blood glucose level will decrease different amounts. This could be for many reasons such as my meter giving me an inaccurate reading or that I was beginning to get something as simple as a cold. There are many things that could affect my blood sugar so I would eat a small amount of carbohydrates (15) before exercising and I would exercise at the same time each day. I followed a certain set of steps that I found worked for my blood glucose level to not go below a certain level. These steps might now work for every diabetic because everyone has a different body. This means that some peoples

Checking your blood sugar level involves pricking your finger to get a small drop of blood that you put on a test strip. You can read the results yourself or insert the strip into a machine called an electronic glucose meter.

Diabetes is little or no ability to move glucose out of the blood into the red blood cells. Nearly 16 million people have diabetes in the United States, which narrows it down to about 1 out of every seventeen people. About 2,150 new cases are diagnosed each day. Many of us do not clearly know what diabetes is and the different categories that it is classified in. The first type of diabetes that will be discussed is type 1 diabetes and steps that can be taken to diagnose diabetes. The second type of diabetes that will be talked about will be type 2 diabetes and how it effects patients. The third type of diabetes is gestational diabetes and how exercise can help control diabetes. This paper discusses type 1

Fasting blood glucose concentration is measure using glucometer, which is a commercial device. One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Monitoring System (LifeScan) was used to measure capillary blood glucose concentrations. The concept of this technique is the use of glucose oxidase with an electrochemical detection system. This technique provide rapid quantitative measurement of blood glucose by using only small volumes (approx. 1 μl) of capillary whole blood, in which couple set of glucose meters and a single lot of test strips are needed for each phase of the study (Meters 2014).