Type 2 diabetes is a relative insulin deficiency that can eventually lead to beta cell distruction. Since insulin is required for uptake of sugar into cell, a deficiency leads to elevated blood glucose levels and eventually…
Patho: Diabetes can be classified and categorized in many ways. In general, the different diabetes can be classified as a group of metabolic disorders, all of which are characterized by abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates. The most common complication is hyperglycemia. This is caused by a defect in the secretion of insulin, or a defect in the effects of insulin on the tissues. Typically diagnosed after 30 years of age, Type 2 diabetes is characterized by tissues developing insulin resistance.…
Diabetes mellitus is a condition that is characterized by high blood glucose levels. It has two types, 1 Type 1 or diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is caused mainly by an auto-immunological destruction of the pancreatic β cells which are responsible to produce insulin, but it can be caused by other factors. The patients that suffer from T1DM have a total deficiency of insulin, and are usually young. In type 2 or diabetes mellitus (T2DM), different cells of the body including fat and muscle cells develop a resistant to the actions of insulin. This induces β cells to secrete more insulin, but the overproduction of insulin is not enough to keep blood glucose levels inside a normal physiological range.…
The organ that is involved in type 1 diabetes is the pancreas (which is a small gland that is behind our stomachs). The pancreas doesn’t produce any insulin which is why type 1 diabetes occur and may need to depend on insulin and will need to inject it into the body. Having type 1 affects the body as it can cause long term damage to the body such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and lack of blood glucose control. Having type 1 diabetes can also have an effect on the heart and increases the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. Type 1 diabetes also affect the kidneys and nerves.…
In T1DM, onset of symptoms is often rapid with a characteristic weight loss, excessive thirst, frequent urination, and excessive hunger. To manage the disease, people living with T1DM usually need a supply of insulin from an outside source since the body lacks the ability to produce this hormone. It is important to note that those newly diagnosed with this disease may require less insulin within the first few months of diagnosis because the body is still able to produce some amount of the hormone. However, after about three to twelve months they often need an outside source of insulin on a permanent basis (Lewis et al., 2014). Type II Diabetes Mellitus Type II DM (T2DM) is the most prevalent type of DM, accounting for over 90% of all diabetes…
In T1DM, onset of symptoms is often rapid with a characteristic weight loss, excessive thirst, frequent urination, and excessive hunger. To manage the disease, people living with T1DM usually need a supply of insulin from an outside source because the body lacks the ability to produce this hormone. It is important to note that those newly diagnosed with this disease may require less insulin within the first few months of diagnosis because the body is still able to produce some amount of the hormone. However, after about three to twelve months they often need an outside source of insulin on a permanent basis (Lewis et al., 2014). Type II Diabetes Mellitus Type II DM (T2DM) is the most prevalent type of DM, accounting for over 90% of all diabetes…
Hernandez, M., Mollo, A., Marsal, J. R., Esquerda, A., Capel, I., Puig-Domingo, M., & Mauricio, D. (2015). Insulin secretion in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA): half way between type 1 and type 2 diabetes: action LADA 9. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 15(1), 1-13. doi:10.1186/1472-6823-15-1.…
Celiac disease related manifestations like weight loss; anemia and chronic diarrhea were more common in sero-positive diabetic patients. Serological screening for CD should be performed in all patients with type-1DM for early diagnosis and prevention…
Juvenile diabetes or as it is more commonly known today as type 1 diabetes is a metabolic disorder. The main identifying feature is an absence of insulin production and secretion. It is also caused by autoimmune destruction of your beta cells, which are located in the pancreas. Because the beta cells are destroyed by your own immune system, little or no insulin can be produced. Insulin injections are required to help the body control the levels of blood glucose.…
Although the cause for type 1 diabetes is unknown, it is a very serious autoimmune disorder. I chose to write about type 1 and 2 diabetes in this article because many people I am close to have it. After living with my friend for a year in Georgia I learned a lot about his diabetes. Not only did I save his life once, but he opened up my eyes and made me aware of his symptoms. This disease is very serious and life threatening if you are not careful.…
The incidence of T1DM seems more prevalent in Europe (United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and Germany) (International Diabetes Federation, as cited by Lewis et al., 2014). The disease result from progressive destruction of beta cells in the pancreas due to autoimmune processes in susceptible people. In these individuals, autoantibodies to the islet cells may cause a reduction of 80-90% of the normal beta cell function before hyperglycemia and other clinical manifestations may occur. Genetics and viral exposure are predisposing factors believed to contribute to the cause of type 1 diabetes but, it can also result from nonimmune factors of unknown cause (idiopathic) (Lewis et al.,…
It is an autoimmune disease that leads to the destruction of pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin. The causes of the disease are thought to be primarily environmental and genetic in nature, leading to the autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic cells. (Atkinson, 2012) Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes and is a metabolic disease that leads to chronic hyperglycemia. It is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.…
This attack causes insulin to not be produced, and no glucose is then further able to enter the…
Some people that are eventually diagnosed with diabetes have worked hard to prevent the onset but his or her body did not adjust to the changes that were made before the…