American Diabetes Association

Another great service dog that improves the lives of others who suffer from Diabetes are diabetic alert dogs. These dogs are trained to inform diabetics when blood sugars are low or high. They can also detect when the blood sugars are going to drop, this allows them to fix it before harm can come to them. When diabetics have low blood sugar they will have a hard time using their motor skills. This requires them to get up to get something to bring their sugar up and if they can't it will cause…

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According to an article published on American Diabetes Association, there are 30.3 million Americans with diabetes and 1.25 million have type 1 diabetes (“Statistics About Diabetes”, 2017). The body mistakes insulin cells as a threat and the immune system destroys them leaving the body lacking insulin. Genetics are also a common cause of type 1 diabetes. This disease can cause problems to many of the body’s systems because of the insulin deficiency. Type 1 diabetes will eventually effect the…

According to American Diabetes Association® “The study, Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2012, was commissioned by the Association and addresses the increased financial burden; health resources used and lost productivity associated with diabetes in 2012. The study includes a detailed breakdown of costs along gender, racial and ethnic lines, and also includes a breakdown of costs on a state-by-state basis” the estimated cost for diagnosed diabetes in 2012 was $245 billion including $176…

Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which blood glucose levels are abnormally high. It may be due to lack of insulin or decreased response of body cells to the insulin produced by the body. Common symptoms of diabetes include, frequent urination (polyuria), increased thirst (polydipsia) and increased hunger (polyphagia). Diabetes is classified into three types like type 1 Diabetes, type 2 Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes. In type I diabetes body does not produce…

Diabetes Mellitus Type II There are two type of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. Diabetes mellitus type 2 is affects 29 million Americans, 86 million are living with pre-diabetes and it is the seventh leading cause of death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Diabetes type 2 has almost doubled in the past two decades and it is more common than type 1 diabetes. Type I diabetes patients do not produce insulin but type 2-diabetes produce insulin but not enough for the body’s needs.…

told that I was diagnosed with diabetes. Like many children with juvenile diabetes, my family had no idea to be on the lookout for the symptoms and there are no regular checkups to determine a child’s diabetic status. If my mother would have been warned earlier about the symptoms and the disease itself, we could have taken preventive measures towards stopping the progress or at least slowing the progress down. Therefore, I believe children should be screened for diabetes every single year, and…

prevalence of diabetes in the United States is increased in individuals of African American, Native American, and Hispanic descents than the Caucasians and the rate is twice as high in female as in male. Another growing population is young people and children who are overweight or obese and their chance of developing diabetes doubles with every 20% of increased body weight and decade of life (Climie, et al.,2015). In 2012, 9.3% or 29.1 million Americans were reported as having diabetes of this…

Mr. C has type II diabetes, high blood pressure, high hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea and peptic ulcer as a result of being overweight. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, to be qualified for bariatric surgery, the candidate must have the following: 1. BMI≥ 40 or more than 100 pounds overweight 2. BMI≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related comorbidities such as type II diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other respiratory disorders, nonalcoholic fatty…

There are approximately 29.1 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes and an estimated additional 8.1 million are undiagnosed (American Diabetes Association, 2014). With this increasing prevalence rate of diabetes in the United States, Healthy People 2020 included diabetes prevention and control in the overarching objectives for the adult population. There is not an existing cure for diabetes, however it can be properly managed through lifestyle changes including a nutritious diet and…