This section contains a summary of the article “What is Type 1 Diabetes?”. In her introduction, Priscilla Torres first introduces the type 1 diabetes that is because of the damage of beta cells which produce insulin. As insulin cannot be produced, the blood glucose level cannot be regulated and thus cause type 1 diabetes. The author then lists some major characteristics to make type 1 diabetes different from type 2 diabetes. She mentions that injection is necessary for type 1 patients. However, she also states that injections cannot be used to differentiate type 1 and type 2 diabetes anymore as type 2 diabetes patients sometimes need to take insulin as well. In her words, type 1 diabetes strikes early and fast. The type 2 diabetes may take
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.
Do you ever wonder where Diabetes comes from or where it originated from? Well that’s exactly what we’re going to discussing today.
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
During 2008-2009, 18,436 people younger than twenty years of age were diagnosed with type one diabetes. Because of diabetes, 18,436 people had to completely change their way of life for a disease that is currently incurable. Out of the U.S population, 9.3%, or 29.1 million people, currently live with diabetes. Each year, 40,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in the U.S. Between 2001 and 2009, the number of cases of type one diabetes in people younger than twenty years of age increased by 21%. The annual healthcare costs associated with type one diabetes totals $14 billion. Diabetes is a life-altering disease whose affects can be seen at all stages of life. If it is not well managed, diabetes can result in blindness, nerve damage, loss of limbs, cardiovascular problems, and death.
Type 1 is related to the body’s own immune response destroys Beta cell in the pancreas, which are responsible for producing insulin. In a normal immune system fights off viruses and bacteria but for some reason Type 1 diabetes attacks the insulin producing cells creating a total deficiency in insulin. (Diabetes Health Center,
Diabetes is a disease that gives you high blood pressure due to the restriction of the body producing a sufficient amount of insulin. Today, diabetes exists in society due to not being careful about what you eat, not exercising, but also it is hereditary. There are a number of types of diabetes such as Gestational diabetes, Diabetes LADA, Diabetes MODY, Double Diabetes, Type 3 diabetes, steroid-induced diabetes, Brittle diabetes, Secondary diabetes, and Diabetes Insipidus, but the most common are type 1, and type 2. Due to the diabetes research Institute foundation, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects the pancreas, which is the most severe type. Although you can get it any age, it is common to
Type 1 diabetes is difficult to live with, which can cause emotional ramifications to be heightened. Younger children may not understand why blood samples and insulin injections are essential to their well being. In turn, they may become scared, angry, and uncooperative. Teens on the other hand may feel different from everyone else and want to live a more carefree lifestyle than their diabetes allows them to have. Even while being dedicated to their treatment routine, teens can get very frustrated and even depressed, especially when going through puberty since their diabetes gets harder to control. Often people who have just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes ask themselves,
In order for our message to have maximum impact we must ensure it gets in the hands of as many children as possible. This includes children with Type 1 diabetes as well as children without it, as both groups must have access to the information in order to completely normalize the disease amongst children. In order to get the book in the hands of children with diabetes, the simplest dissemination method would be to give the books to paediatricians and paediatric psychologists who could give the book to all children, or parents of children, diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. But more broadly, to ensure the book reaches all children, with or without the disease, the book could be give to schools and public libraries. An ideal dissemination method
Type one diabetes is when the pancreas is not able to produce enough insulin for the body to function effectively, and a person becomes insulin dependent. It usually happens in children and young adults and is not as common as type two with “10 to 15 percent of all people with diabetes having type one.” (Diabetes Australia, Victoria 2008). Type one diabetes is an “autoimmune disease” (Diabetes Australia, Victoria 2008) where the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that can affect multiple system of the body that range from the urinary system to the nervous system. The effects of such a diseases can be very detrimental on an individual life. Individuals that develop such a disease require tons of medications, exercise and a very drastic change in diet that might eliminate certain foods. Although there are no cures for such a disease different types of medication can be used ranging from pill form to insulin injections. Diabetes also comes with many negative symptoms that drain the bodies physically and mentally. There are 3 types of diabetes that are very dissimilar when it comes to cause, treatment and symptoms. Awareness for such a disease can be a very important aspect that must be taken in to consideration to avoid the development of this disorder and in this
These types of diabetes have many differences. For instance, Type 1 is an insulin-dependent diabetes, while Type 2 is a non-insulin dependent diabetes. Another difference are the ages. Type 2 diabetes usually happen to people are overweight as they get older. Type 1 diabetes usually happen to people who are
Diabetes is typically classified as either type 1 or 2, but there actually many other types of diabetes (e.g. gestational, drug-induced, infection-induced, or disease-induced, etc.). However. These represent a very much small minority of the total number of cases of diabetes and they will not be discussed here.
Type 1 Diabetes mellitus is a condition that has negative implications on both the society and the individuals who are affected. The cost of living becomes very high for people suffering from the disease and lack of medication could eventually lead to loss of lives. It is therefore
Type 1: In type 1 diabetes the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas are destroyed and cannot be made, this type of diabetes usually occurs in childhood due to the autoimmune system attacking and destroying its own cells that produce the insulin, the beta cells in the islet of Langerhans are destroyed and thus unable to produce insulin. This type of diabetes in incurable and is treated with insulin injections.
This article "The Challenge of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus" is about treatments not only for Type 1 but also for Type 2 diabetes. I picked this article because it explains various topics about Diabetes such as clinical features and pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy. It gave a detailed breakdown of the process of what happens with the body that has diabetes, and what current and new treatments will be available to these patients.