Diabetic Teenager

People who have diabetes know the purpose of an insulin pump. But people that don't have diabetes don't even know what an insulin pump is or what it is made out of. An insulin pumps job is to deliver insulin for people that have diabetes. It can be worn as a belt or put into a pocket. The pump is connected to a tube that is put under the skin and taped. People that have insulin pumps or use it, use it so it can deliver insulin throughout the day and take out extra doses of insulin to handle increases in blood sugar. (example: After eating) ( Nemours)

We’ve just received the phone call from Prof. Huang; per his opinion, he thought Alexander is too young to have the diabetics, and MODY (Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young) should be considered. He would like to see as if you’re willing to let Alexander to have a blood test to rule out the MODY?

One easy fix for this weight gain is to have healthy food at on campus eating facilities. Not just healthy options like many schools have already but healthy food as the norm. Instead of having three Starbucks, a pizza place and two burger chains, colleges should have restaurants that serve healthy foods like a quinoa salad, fresh fruit and hummus. In college, everyone just wants to fit in so by having healthy food being considered normal the peer pressure would be to have a salad instead of a pizza slice.

When college students experience weight gain, they may try different kinds of diets to combat the increase of pounds. Most of those diets are fad diets that are ineffective, like the Paleo and Atkins. Tarullo recognizes that instead of making drastic changes through fad diets, college student should try small changes over time to change their eating habits and lose weight. Most of the time those fad diets do not work because the individuals resort back to their old habits, due to the inability to stay with the drastic changes in their habit and diet.

Insulin assists in more processes than just carbohydrate regulation. It can also help the body process fat and protein. Proteins are broke into amino acids then absorbed into the bloodstream. The body uses these amino acids to make new proteins. Insulin helps make these new proteins. Insulin also helps the human body store fat from the food that was eaten. It is stored so it can later, when needed, be used as energy (Greene 11).

The website that was selected is the official website for the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). The purpose of this website is to provide information on ISPAD, events held by ISPAD, guidelines developed by ISPAD, allow members to access information and provide links on useful information relating to pediatric and adolescent diabetes. Google search engine was used to locate the website using the key words adolescent diabetes and pediatric diabetes. The website uses a .org domain. The website was selected largely due to my interest in pediatric diabetes. This interest informed my choice of the keywords and the selection of this website. The uniform resource locator for the website is http://www.ispad.org/ .

Ashley, a high school student diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age sixteen, experienced a potentially fatal incident when a substitute teacher denied her request to go to the school nurse. Ashley’s family was aware of how important it was for their daughter’s school to be kept informed about her diabetes. They worked with the school and the nurse to follow all of the schools procedures and protocols relating to a diagnosis of diabetes. The family worked closely with the school to provide snacks, glucose tablets, and information about how the school could help support Ashley’s wellbeing.

Type 2 diabetes is typically caused by genetics and environmental factors, but also is caused by excess weight and inactivity such as gaining too much weight and lack of exercise. Type 2 diabetes is seen often in adolescents twenty years old and younger because children and teenagers are commonly known to gain weight and fail to exercise as often as they should. When it comes to diabetes and the different types, weight is a huge factor.

The insulin pump took place of the injections, makes it easier for him to track his blood sugar and receive the needed insulin amount while being more discreet about it. During his time in high school he often felt embarrassed since he had to leave class early to test his sugar before lunch and other students noticed. When asked if he go back and tell his younger self something about this disease he stated, “I would tell myself it is not as bad as you think, yeah it sucks, but just stay on top of it and you will be fine.” If you work on controlling the disease, life is easier. Often diabetics get to used to how their bodies react to highs and lows and can then react to those signs and symptoms without needing to test. The pump helps people from getting complacent with their management and just basing their levels off how

Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. The cost of care for diabetics and new cases of diagnosed diabetes patient’s rise more and more each year. In 2010 234’051 death certificates were issued with the mention of diabetes as a contributing factor to the death. About 60% of lower limb amputations were performed. The cost of care for diabetics is now at an astronomical high of $176 billion dollars. A change a most be made to prevent all of this loss. (American Diabetes Association, 2014)

Over the last three decades there has been a steady increase in childhood and adolescent type II diabetes. One of the issues for the cause of the increase in this form of diabetes is obesity. Obesity is not always a factor for type II diabetes, but it is one the children and adolescents. A reason that this is also a problem is there is not enough research or data for treatments or way to help prevent type II diabetes in this young age range. When studies are done it is mainly on children in of the same backgrounds and ethnicities. Researches and physicians both agree that more information is need to educate and treat the young population. While more information is useful, it would be helpful to start early education, before diabetes has a chance to start in childhood. Exercise and nutrition programs can be started to help parents and children be aware of all the possible dangers that diabetes can cause to the body. These programs can also show the other diseases that can develop form having this avoidable and curable disease.

At the age of 9 I was diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, also known as juvenile diabetes. This experience has been somewhat of a blessing. It allows me to encourage others to be proud of their differences. My goal is to ensure that everyone is aware of the people constantly around them and their surroundings. I believe that I will bring the courage for others to stand out and make their situations noticed by others, and not put to the side like they are nothing. Also, I plan to bring a support system for those in need. I try not to let my disability hold me back, my goal is to show others that they don't have to be held back by anyone or other factors.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been reported with increased frequency over the last twenty years in adolescents and children in the United States. As a result of T2DM glucose metabolism within the body of affected adolescents and children is severely compromised. Formerly known as adult onset and/or insulin resistant diabetes T2DM occurs due to the cell inability to properly use insulin which then results in lowered secretion of insulin as well as insulin resistance. Proactive steps if taken during pre-diabetic stages in the form of increased activity, dietary changes, weight reduction, and use of medicinal intervention in order to increase sensitivity to insulin and decrease production of glucose helps

It’s often said that starting college is like beginning a brand new chapter of life. Making new friends, studying harder courses and living 200 miles away from home. While all that may seem difficult enough, those are just the obvious examples. What about the change in eating habits, the stress that leads to over eating, and the lack of time to make healthy eating habits? These changes that occur in the first year of college are often referred to as “The Freshman 15”, or the easily gained (not so easy dropped) 15 pounds of weight gain that happens almost instantly in your early college life.

One week later the 16 year old arrives back to the office with the results. Every day the results were abnormal. The pediatrician decides to refer the patient to a pediatric nephrologist.