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Type II Diabetes

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• What did “Type II Diabetes” mean?• Was a common disease that affected

many people around the country

Befor

e • Knew close to nothing about this disease and had so

many questions to ask• Grandfather has been dealing with this disease daily

for the longest time • Would be able to learn all types of information on

Type II Diabetes• Knowledge would apply to myself and others

What is it?

A chronic disorder involving blood glucose and insulin

In order for glucose to be used insulin must be present

In body of someone with diabetes, pancreas produces little to no insulin

Types of Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus

Type I Diabetes

Type II Diabetes

Gestational

Diabetes

Type II Diabetes

Body’s cells become unaffected by insulin

Body does not properly use the insulin created by the pancreas

Formally called adult-onset diabetes

Can develop the disease at any time

About 16 million people in the United States have diabetes mellitus; half do not even realize that they have diabetes

Why does it happen?

Biggest contributions: inheriting a disposition and environmental trigger factors

Family history Obesity Impaired glucose

tolerance

Physical inactivity

Older age Specific ethnicities

CAUSES:

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Other Causes and Risk Factors

Impossible to “catch” from other people

Obesity and lack of physical activity responsible for nearly 95% of diabetes

cases

High blood pressure

More common in older people

Men and women are at equal risk

What are the Symptoms?

Can proceed for long period of time without symptoms occurring

Develop more gradually than Type I’s and not as noticeable

Indications:o Increased thirst for

sweetened beverageso Increased urinationo Increased appetiteo Fatigueo Slow-healing infectionso Dry and itchy skino Numbness in hands or

feet

Long-term Effects

Damage kidney or heart, leading to heart attack or stroke

Damage nerves and small blood vessels in eye

In later years, can become an invalid

60 to 70% of diabetics have some degree of nerve system damage by the end of their lives

Severe cases of diabetic neuropathy cause more than 60% of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations

Diagnosis

Mainly done over set of three blood tests

Requires positive result of one test and confirmation by a second positive result on different day

Blood test at routine check-up

Eventually sent to hospital for further testing

How is the Disease Treated?

Treatment has changed

over time due to new technology

Continue with doctors’ visits, dental examinations

and eye examinations

Daily foot inspections

Keep up with current

immunizations

Other Methods of Treatment

Body must stay healthy

Plan balanced meals and work on dietary control

Regular physical activity

Monitor blood glucose

Medicines to cope with Type II Diabetes: mainly for circulatory issues

Perform physical activity to lower blood glucose

Are there Methods of Prevention?

New ways of prevention being introduced constantly

Identify those at high risk and encourage them to lose weight and follow healthy diet

Learn risk factors, become more physically active, manage stress in better ways

Weight loss can prevent or delay 58% of pre-diabetes cases

Is it an Issue?

Grown to become much more of an apparent issue in the U.S.

More than 186,000 people younger than 20 years old have Diabetes

In 1992, Diabetes cost the nation $92 billion

Diabetes affects 90 to 95 percent of the 26 million Americans

One of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States

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After

• I can understand what their life is like and the differences there may be between us • Give me much needed knowledge that would come

in handy once I reach adulthood • Now have a better understanding of what my

grandfather’s daily life is like, and why he must constantly watch his health

• Am proud of how healthy he chooses to be and all of the effort he has put into his life