General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform audience of the signs you can look for and types of diabetes. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Show of hands. How many of you all have or know someone with Diabetes? B. Reason to Listen: According to the “2013 Fast Fact Sheet” from the American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes, which is nearly 10% of the U.S. population. *exact facts are: 25.8 mil and 8.3% C. Credibility
Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar)1 . In 2011 The American Diabetes Association repoted a 25.8 million people in America living with diabetes 2. Diabetes is a illness that can be caused by the body not being able to produce enough insulin and or cells in the body not responding adequately to the insulin provided. Insulin which is produced by the pancrease, regulates the amount
lead to a number of debilitating conditions including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. Obesity is a rapidly increasing problem. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention Fact sheet In the last ten years obesity has nearly trebled adult women and nearly quadrupled in men it now affects over one in five adults in the in United States. Central for disease and prevention, stated that the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically in the last decade, primarily
http://libguides.luc.edu/c.php?g=49682&p=321186 2. The prevalence of type II diabetes is increasing in the United States. In 2012, the incidence of type II diabetes in adults was 9.3 percent, and a higher prevalence of 25.9 percent was found in Americans older than 65 years of age.1 Worldwide, studies indicate that 220 million people have type II diabetes, and this estimate is expected to increase to 366 million by the year 2030. 2 Diabetes increases risks for cardiovascular and kidney disease
population, have diabetes”. Many Americans in the US have what is called uncontrolled diabetes, meaning where you don’t take of yourself with diabetes. This can cause you many different complications, including such as the Eyes, Stroke, Kidneys, Feet, HHSN, and Ketoacidosis. These are very serious and sometimes deadly. With daily exercise, healthy eating, and of course maintaining your diabetes you will live a healthy future. To start with, what is and how do you get diabetes? Diabetes is where your
available drugs for the patient that has diabetes mellitus. In December 2012, it was reported that there are merely 26.9 % of people aged 65 and above living in the United States has been diagnosed with diabetes. Also, it is stated that there are about 13.7 % of American ages 45-64 and 2 million people ages 20 and older have the disease. There are two types of diabetes; Type 1 depends on controlling the blood glucose and an insulin doses while people with Type 2 can be controlled by diet and exercise
population, I chose Diabetes Mellitus as the topic of my research paper. Although very few people actually possess a detailed knowledge of the disorder, everyone knows at least one person who suffers with diabetes. I will attempt to further your knowledge on the subject through explanations of the types of Diabetes, how each form is treated, and day-to-day issues that result from living with the disease. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearing House (NDIC), “Diabetes Mellitus affects
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes is a disease that afflicts approximately 29.1 million American people and is ranked as the 7th leading cause of death in America (“Statistics About Diabetes”). Thus, understanding and studying this disease has the potential to help better many lives. A patient living with diabetes, or a parent of a child with diabetes all benefit from understanding and learning how to live with this disease, what risk factors to look for and how to adjust life style choices to help prevent
Diabetes, which is also known as diabetes mellitus, is described as a group of metabolic diseases where a person has high blood glucose. This is caused by insulin production becoming inadequate (MacGill, 2015). In the United States alone almost 30 million adults and children have diabetes with around 86 million having prediabetes. This leading it to be one of the primary causes of death for 69,071 Americans each year. Studies show that Hispanics and Non Hispanic Blacks are at a higher risk of becoming
including: low self-esteem, asthma, cancer, premature mortality, and type 2 diabetes (3). Once thought to be a disease that only affected adults who were overweight or obese a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has become increasingly common in school-age children (3). In the past, school-age children were typically diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, also known as childhood diabetes (6). In recent decades, a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in children has grown, with occurrence rates complementary to the rise