Type 2 Diabetes Case Study

The communities that are hit most by Type-II diabetes are the low-income urban areas. The fact is that living in poverty can double or even triple the likelihood of developing the disease. Living conditions are linked to social determinants of health. For example the strain of being short on money, living in inadequate housing, and not having enough money to get the pre screenings required for treating the condition. Being born into a low-income family may mean worse health later in life. Simply put, the recommended fresh fruits and vegetables simply aren’t available to the low income. Forcing them to choose between paying rent and eating a healthful diet just doesn’t work.

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

Benjamin Stuart, 59-year-old male, is the full-time owner and manager of the Cornerstone Pub and Bar. Previously a smoker, quit 6 months ago due to breathlessness from catching the flu. Is drinking alcohol daily in the Pub, categorised as overweight by his GP and has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes due to his unhealthy lifestyle habits. After winning $23,000 on the pokies, Benjamin wants to holiday in Thailand. It will be his first time out of Australia and he is taking his two 25-year-old sons as well.

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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Being overweight significantly increases the chances of developing a common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes. In humans, type 2 diabetes is a relative insulin deficiency that causes the cells in the body to develop a resistance to insulin. Insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreatic islet beta cells, helps move sugars into the cell that can later be used as fuel. The deficiency occurs when the functions of the beta cells are damaged. Insulin is unable to be detected because the insulin receptors are damaged from an overload of insulin already present in the pancreas. This causes the insulin to lose its ability to help clear the sugar from the body. A large amount of humans and felines are beginning to develop diabetes mellitus at a fast growing rate due to the body being unable to

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

The purpose of the paper was looking at the quality of life of diabetic patients. Type two diabetics that have a support system compared to those that don’t have a support system have an improved quality of life after being diagnosed. The level of evidence of this study was a cross sectional study. Researching the article was done by going to the Clarkson College website, then going to the student life tab and choosing library. Clicking on the “C” on the article database and clicking on the CINAHL Complete link. Typed in diabetes mellitus in the first box, then where it has the first and changed selection to not, then in the second box typed out systematic review. Then scrolled down to where

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that develops when your body begins to become tolerant to the insulin in your body. Insulin is used to break down the sugar in the blood, and when this process is slowed down, the result is high levels of glucose in the bloodstream. This condition will damage your body. The problem is that many people develop type 2 diabetes and are not aware of ti. There are, however, symptoms to look for. The following are only four of the most common symptoms.

The effects of diabetes are nothing less than devastating. It is a disease that is affected by interdependent genetic, social, economic, cultural, and historic factors (CDC, 2011a). In the United States, nearly 26 million Americans are living with diabetes, and another 79 million Americans have prediabetes (CDC, 2011a). Diabetes has been associated with reducing the quality of life of people with the disease, and it also has a tremendous economic burden on our health care system. In 2007, diabetes and its complication accounted for $218 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2007 alone (Dall, et al., 2010).

Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body rejects insulin or it cannot be produced. This is a very common disease that mainly affects teenagers and old adults. It is treatable by a medical professional, but it requires lab testing and a diagnosis.

Method Participants The sample consisted of 160 participants with type 2 diabetes, whose age ranged between 30 to 69 years (M = 55.49, SD = 8.91), with the equal number of men and women. Persons who suffered from type 2 diabetes for more than one year and less than five years were included in the study. Persons with type 2 diabetes for more than five years and whose age was below 30 years and above 70 years were excluded from the study. Among the participants, 39.4% were housewives, 31.9% were retired, 14.6% were government servants, 6.9% were private employees, and 7.2% were from professions like engineering, teaching, business, social work masonry, and farming.

Originally only effecting people in their mid to late 30’s the rise in type 2 diabetes has steadily grown and people younger 30 are starting to develop the disease, many say that this can be brought back to the increase in sugar consumption. Although many studies show that it is not the only cause there is a correlation with excessive sugar consumption and diabetes. Many sugary foods also have a high fat content and this means when consumed in large quantities people are more likely to gain weight and therefore develop diabetes. Diabetes is a condition where the body can no longer regulate the amount of glucose in the blood leading the dangerously high amounts staying in the blood stream. This is caused by an inefficient supply of insulin, either the pancreas can’t make enough which is vital for maintaining glucose levels. Because insulin is vital in the metabolic break down of glucose, the lack of insulin means blood sugar rises which over a long period time leads to major health problems, these include; diabetic foot, damage to blood vessels, high blood pressure, kidney failure, nerve problems and visual impairments. These all cause severe physical pain to the patient and can lead to many other problems such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and other social emotional effects. This can sometimes mean that they do not want to take the steps needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle while living with type 2 diabetes, meaning the cycle continues and their health to

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.