“I’m thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.” – Unknown author. Why does this quote describe myself? Well, let me tell you! When I was deciding on a quote, my mind kept coming back to the question, “What obstacles have you overcome?” Of course my biggest obstacle being type 1 diabetes. When being diagnosed with a chronic illness with no cure at any age is hard, but when you are diagnosed the second week of seventh grade, it’s almost an indescribable situation. It’s as if you have been ripped from your old, normal life and put into one that revolves around finger pricks, shots, and ridicules amounts of juices. With the first year being a roller coaster that only went down, I was finally able to take a long ride up that came with success, happiness, and a new life path. I was able to find true friends, start a healthier lifestyle, and most importantly, start living as the ‘real’ me. With this exciting new “life path” I was able to excel in school, sports, and in the way I handle diabetes. I was able to join three new clubs, …show more content…
Well, before Middle School I came in unprepared, unorganized, and definitely not ready to start thinking about high school. Although, I did take advantage of the three long years to find my interests including: art, math, and science. Through these years I was able to start excelling at what I loved and still love to learn and do. So why do I want to attend the center for Human Development? Well, why go through regular high school when what you love to do has been offered in ways you had never imagined. Also, I would be given the opportunity to go through high school with other students that have the same interest as me and enjoy the same
There are a number of different healthcare professionals who treat diabetes. While many people work with their primary care physician to manage diabetes, others rely on one or more doctors and specialists to monitor their condition. Talk to your doctor about testing if you are at risk for diabetes or begin experiencing symptoms associated with the disease. The following sections discuss the different doctors and specialists who can assist in various aspects of diabetes diagnosis and care.
My family and I have managed diabetes for a considerable length of time are as yet managing this ailment. My grandmother had Type 1 diabetes, my dad has Type 1 diabetes, and I have Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is a condition where the measure of glucose in your blood is too high in light of the fact that the body can 't utilize it legitimately. This is on the grounds that your pancreas does not create any insulin, or insufficient, to offer glucose some assistance with entering your body 's phones – or the insulin that is delivered does not work legitimately. There are three principle sorts of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and Gestational diabetes. This article will manage what those sorts of diabetes are, what causes them, and
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Life is full of many obstacles that one must overcome to reach success in life. When I had just barely turned 14 years old I was posed with some of the toughest news I had ever faced. One week after my birthday, on Christmas Eve, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease where the islet cells in the pancreas are killed off by the subject’s immune system. The disease is genetic and can be triggered by a cold or flu virus. The first historic evidence of type 1 diabetes was referred to as the “pissing disease,” because those who were sick would die from dehydration due to frequent urination. Insulin is a hormone that acts as a key that opens the door for cells to receive glucose. The first experiments with insulin, the hormone that the islet cells produce, was preformed by injecting the hormone from one dog’s pancreas to another dog’s bloodstream. The blood sugar of the dog receiving the insulin was lowered. When the mass production of insulin began, the manufacturers used modified bacteria to
Diabetes Type 1 is a severe chronic disease, which arises from the lack of insulin caused by the destruction of insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. It is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys beta cells. In a healthy body, the immune system works as a guard, protecting our body from various foreign substances, such as viruses and bacteria, although in case of type 1 diabetes immune system destroys body’s own cells. (CITE)
September 27, 2006 is a date that I will never forget. It was the day that my four-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. My daughter spent three days in the hospital to get her blood sugar levels back to normal. My husband and I were educated on diabetes management. During this stressful and overwhelming time, we became dedicated in meeting the needs of our newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetic daughter. Diabetes management became a part of our lives.
Diabetes mellitus, often shortened to just “diabetes,” can be diagnosed in a person in two different types. Diabetes mellitus type 1 can be inherited by a person’s genes, be it dominant or recessive, however, there is no clear pattern in the inheritance (“Type 1 Diabetes”). Despite an unclear pattern to familial inheritance of the disease, it is interesting to note that caucasians are the most susceptible to inherit this disease (“Genetics & Diabetes”). Despite this fact, susceptibility of type 1 diabetes among caucasians vary per living environment and geography (“Genetics & Diabetes). In the United States, in 100,000 people, 10 in 20 people will have type 1 diabetes while approximately 6.2 million are undiagnosed; on the other hand, approximately 10% of the world population have type 1 diabetes (“Type 1 Diabetes”). In the past 20 years, type 1 diabetes has been escalating 2-5% annually (“Type 1 Diabetes”) in the United States. Statistically, more people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than type 1 (“Type 1 Diabetes”).
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a serious, chronic, life-long condition resulting in hyperglycemia due to destruction of pancreatic beta-islet cells as a result of auto-reactive T-cells targeting self-antigens (Caroll et al., 2016). In contrast to type 2 diabetes, it is not the insensitivity to insulin but lack of insulin causing hyperglycemia that marks micro- and macrovascular complications in multiple organs over time (Miller at al., 2015). A Scottish cohort (Livingstone et al., 2010) estimated a loss of 11 years in male and 13 years in female life expectancy compared to the general population. However, comorbidities and functional status also play a vital role in determining the life expectancy (Chiang et al., 2014). While most of
Several people in the United States suffer from diabetes. Some of the worst cases can cause kidney failure and even death. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune metabolic condition which kills off all the pancreatic beta cells that produce the insulin needed for glucose regulation in the body. (2) Finding a cure for type 1 diabetes would be one of the most successful thing we can do. By testing a human insulin producing cell, we can see if injecting a type 1 diabetic with the insulin producing cell that would then help generate their own insulin producing cells.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease, with no cure. Prior to the discovery of insulin by Banting and Best in 1921 and its subsequent purification by Collip and Macleod, T1D was a fatal disease. The availability of insulin was a major break-through and now is managed by frequent blood glucose (BG) tests and administration of insulin to treat or prevent BG outside the normal range. A bionic pancreas capable of frequently measuring blood glucose, automatically determining the proper insulin dose for each patient at each time point, and administering the appropriate insulin dose would revolutionize best glucose control management. Our research focuses on developing specific insulin bioassays for individual patients, and on the development
The Diabetes Treatment written by Sheriff Sheik Abdulazeez discusses the major health concern of diabetes. This is a deadly disease; it accounts for 5% of deaths around the world annually. They are two types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the immune complex mediated attack on insulin produced by B cells in the pancreas, and type 2 diabetes arises due to inability of insulin to regulate glucose in the blood. The treatment previously used for diabetes was inadequate because it did not treat the causes of the disease. With the stem cells, scientists have greater chances of finding a better solution to treat the disease. This can be accomplished by using adult, Pancreatic, and embryonic stem cells to produce insulin secreting cells.
Type 1 diabetes is a common autoimmune disorder in which the beta islet cells of the pancreas produce little to no insulin. This makes it very difficult for the body to maintain safe blood glucose levels. The condition is chronic and incurable, but most patients can successfully keep it under control with glucose monitoring devices and insulin injections or an insulin pump. With these options, patients must frequently manually test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin. This may be difficult for young patients, especially when they may need to get up and test themselves overnight.
This is a public service announcement. Bret Michaels, musician and winner of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice", recently joined the American Diabetes Association in its movement to Stop Diabetes by raising awareness about diabetes this November for American Diabetes Month. Bret will serve as the "Face of Diabetes" by helping the Association kick-off the month with various activities and is featured in a public service announcement campaign that he helped produce.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences. (Wolfsdorf et al: 2009) It is a chronic disease of carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism caused by the lack of insulin, which results from the marked and progressive inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin because of autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Type 1 DM can occur at any age. It occurs most commonly in juveniles but can also occur in adults, especially in those in their late 30s and early 40s. Unlike people with Type 2 DM, those with Type 1 DM are generally not obese and may present initially with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The distinguishing characteristic of a patient with Type 1 DM is that if his or her