Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study

Bckground While modern lifestyles and medical care have certainly improved the longevity of humans in the developed world, and contributed to a greater quality of life scenario, those same lifestyles have engendered a number of issues that contribute to disease. Lack of proper diet, fast food, high fat and carbohydrate diets without adequate fruits and vegetables, lack of exercise, smoking and alcohol contribute to an epidemic of obesity which, in turn, contributes to a serious metabolic disorder called Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. While not managed by insulin injections, it is nevertheless quite serious and has a number of progressing symptoms that, if not treated properly, can result in cardiovascular, renal and neurological problems, as well as amputation, ocular issues, and even cognitive dysfunction.

Mediterranean diet, a low-carbohydrate, high protein diet, a vegan diet and a vegetarian diet all of which to have shown to improve metabolic conditions. The degree of the improvement varies from patient to patient therefore, it is necessary to evaluate each patient based on their only needs and individual metabolic demands. It is recommended that patients with pre-diabetes be made aware of beneficial nutrition intervention. Knowing what diet is best for the patient can significantly help with the risks of developing diabetes type 2. Medical nutrition therapy plays a role at three levels, primary prevention, secondary and tertiary prevention. For the purpose of this paper primary prevention is observed to help aim in delaying or arresting the development of diabetes. Different types of diet have been shown to be associated with improvement in metabolic condition. Modest weight loss has been shown to improve insulin resistance so either a low carbohydrate, low-fat calorie-resistance, or Mediterranean diet may be effective in the short term (Khazrai et al.,

This essay will focus on type 2 diabetes, which is becoming one of the fast growing chronic health conditions in the United Kingdom (UK). Approximately 700 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes each day in the UK (Diabetes Uk, (2014)a). It is costing the NHS about £10billion pounds each year to treat diabetes along with its complication and it is expected to rise in the next couple of years (Diabetes UK, (2014)b).

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In Red’s situation, poor diet, alcohol use and sleeping issues, play many roles in his diabetes management. In regards to his diet, Red has stated “I should be able to eat what I want, come on, I’m not going to live forever…”. Red’s diet consists of, fresh eggs which he collects every morning to go with his

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a pandemic that affects millions of people. The growth rate of unrecognized pre-diabetes in America is expected to rise up to 52% by 2020 (Lorenzo, 2013). As the prevalence of diabetes increases, so will the complications and burden of the disease. One of the leading causes for cardiovascular disease, renal failure, nontraumatic lower limb amputations, stroke, and new cases of blindness is DM (Lorenzo, 2013).

A decrease of candy bars for snack and changing it to eating fruits instead as the fiber from the fruit benefits to reduce LDL levels

Cynthia is a 65 year old African American female diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, kidney disease, hyperlipidemia and hypothyroidism. She is on glipizide 5 mg po daily to treat her type 2 diabetes. Cynthia revisited the clinic soon after the initiation of the treatment with symptoms of shakiness, sweating, chills, clamminess, lightheadedness and moderately severe headache. In this case study, Cynthia is exhibiting the symptoms of hypoglycemia as she is on sulfonylurea therapy. Sulfonylureas, such as glipizide commonly used as a second-line of therapy in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), promote insulin release independent of prevailing glucose value and as a result,

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Subjective ED is a 71 y/o African American female, who came to the hospital complaining of blurry vision, non-healing wounds, frequent bladder infections, tingling and numbness in her feet. Her sister is a known type II diabetes patient. She is of low socioeconomic status. She denies smoking and any food allergies. She is currently diagnosed with Cellulites and T2DM.

Aaron is a 25-year-old Caucasian (Hispanic/white) male who is over weight, he was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and has a long history of sever asthma. Aaron is a full time college student majoring in graphic design and works part time at GameStop during the week. He is a very sedentary individual and spends most of his time playing games or watching TV indoors. On occasions he spends time going to hockey games and parties with his friends but does not spend much time doing any physical activities. Aaron has had sever asthma since he was a child and has been taking a variety of medications from and early age. Up till the age of 18 Aaron too anti-inflammatories, albuterol the generic name is albuterol sulphate inhalation solution and some of the Brand names are ProAir HFA, ProAir

Diabetes is a long-term metabolic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels. There are three major categories of the disease, type 1 diabetes occurs when the body produces minimal or no insulin, type 2 diabetes is when the body produces either little insulin or the cells are unable to respond to insulin, gestational diabetes mainly occurs during pregnancy. Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, which is, type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent. The major complication that is caused by Type 2 diabetes is unremitting hyperglycemia, which leads to numerous changes in the body. There are several alterations in cellular, cardiovascular, and nervous functioning, which contribute to complications such as neuropathies and heart

Type 2 Diabetes is a continuing epidemic in the United States, particularly among African Americans. According to the American Diabetes Association (n.d.): "African Americans are 70% more likely to have diagnosed diabetes compared to Non-Hispanic Caucasians." The two most prominent health disparities implicated in Type 2 Diabetes with African Americans are: proportionally higher rates of diagnosis and disease-related complications (Byers et al, 2016). Notably, "ineffective patient-provider communication" and "disconnection" between a patient's diagnosis and their culture/lifestyle are thought to contribute to these disparities (Kirk et al, 2014). This disconnect between biological and social reality is likely due to ineffectual patient-provider

People are consuming large amounts of soda in the United states. This increase of soda consumption was significant enough that in 2010 the state of New York proposed to tax soda. The one cent per ounce in taxes was intended to help generate government revenue and to discourage soda consumption but the proposal did not pass (Desantis 2012). The average individual in America consumes 44.7 gallons of carbonated soft drinks in one year (Desantis 2012). If the proposal would have passed the state would have made $5, 721.60 in revenue per soda drinker. The increase of soda consumption continuing to rise, there has also been an increase of type two diabetes diagnosis in America. It is projected that 552 million people will be diagnosed with diabetes by 2030 (Harris, Oldmeadow, Hure, Luu, Loxton, & Attia 2017).

Type 2 diabetes is a very well known disease throughout the US. There are about 27 million people in the US with the disease and 86 million others have prediabetes which means their blood glucose is not right but also not high enough to be diabetes yet. 208,000 people under the age of twenty have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or 2 Diabetes.