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Diabetes Presentation

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

DIABETES

By Jessica Watts and Jamison Moscatelli

DEFINITIONS

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TYPE ONE DIABETES

  • A lifelong chronic disease
  • Involves high levels of sugar or glucose in blood
  • Exact cause is unknown
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TYPE TWO DIABETES

  • A lifelong chronic disease
  • Involves high levels of sugar or glucose in the blood
  • Most common type of diabetes
  • Typically caused by poor lifestyle choices
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SYMPTOMS

TYPE ONE DIABETES

  • Increased Thirst, Appetite and Fatigue
  • Increased or Frequent Urination
  • Unusual Weight Loss
  • Blurred Vision
  • Fruity Odor or Breath
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TYPE TWO DIABETES

  • Increased Thirst, Appetite, and Fatigue
  • Increased Urination Especially at Night
  • Blurred Vision
  • Sores that do not Heal
  • Weight Loss
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OCCASIONALLY

Patient will show no symptoms for either type
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SIGNS OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR

  • Headache
  • Hunger
  • Nervousness or weakness
  • Rapid heart beat (palpitations)
  • Shaking or sweating
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POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS

  • Eye problems
  • Feet and skin sores
  • Difficulty controlling blood pressure
  • Nerve damage, numbness, or tingling
  • Kidney damage
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PREDIABETES

  • Unusually high blood sugar levels
  • Not yet diabetes
  • Diabetes can still be prevented at this point

TESTING

HbA1C (A1C)

  • Glycosylated hemoglobin test
  • Measures average blood glucose control
  • No fasting required
  • Can be used to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes

FPG

  • Fasting plasma glucose test
  • No food or drink 8 hours before
  • Blood is drawn and tested
  • Can be used to diagnose prediabetes and diabetes
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OGTT

  • Oral glucose tolerance test
  • Measures ability to handle glucose
  • Blood is drawn twice and compared

HOME TESTING

  • Patients will have home monitors
  • The home monitors easily test insulin levels
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AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED

Patients should have regular checkups to avoid complications

TREATMENT

  • No cure
  • Lifestyle changes
  • Control blood sugar and cholesterol
  • Check ups
  • Home monitoring
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LIFESTYLE CHANGES

Can reduce the amount of treatment
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PREVENTION

Key to reducing number of cases
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STATISTICS

  • 24 million Americans have diabetes
  • About 6 million Americans don't know they have it
  • $116 billion in excess medical spending in 2007
  • 48 million people are estimated to be diagnosed by 2050
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TYPE TWO DIABETES

Is largely preventable
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EXCESSIVE WEIGHT

Is the single most important cause of type two diabetes
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BEING OVERWEIGHT

Increases chance sevenfold
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BEING OBESE

Makes you 20 to 40 times more likely
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LOSING 7% to 10% of your weight

Can cut your chances in half
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WALKING FOR 30 MINUTES A DAY

Reduces chance by 30%
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • American Diabetes Association. "Symptoms". American Diabetes Association. 1995 - 2014. Web.
  • "Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Monitoring of Diabetes". American Diabetes Association. 1995 - 2014. Web.
  • Medline Plus. "Type 1 Diabetes". U.S. National Library of Medicine. 2013. Web.
  • Lilly Diabetes. "Symptoms and Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes". Lilly Diabetes. 2013. Web.
  • Schaffer, Amanda. "Diabetes". New York Times. 2012. Web.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTINUED

  • Stoppler, Melissa. "Diabetes Treatment". Medicine Net. 2013. Web.
  • The Nutrition Source. "Simple Steps in Preventing Diabetes". Harvard School of Public Health. 2014. Web.
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