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the rise, more people are needing the drug therapies to help with controlling the disease (Buono, 2008). Its estimated that diabet...

can develop serious complications including limb amputations, blindness, kidney failure, cardiac disease, cerebral hemorrhage, and...

that individuals learn why they need to control their blood sugar and that exercise multiplies the effectiveness of dietary contro...

reveals about diabetic populations. The normal digestive processes of the body turn any form of carbohydrate that is consumed in...

plan and inhalers for asthma management. Other than asthma, though, JR did not report any other major past medical problems....

positive patient response. The authors contended that tight control of blood glucose reduces the risk of microvascular and macrov...

environment. That open system "interacts with internal and external stressors and is in a state of constant change, moving toward...

are intended to be marketing efforts for a variety of health services providers in the area. For a nominal fee, visitors can have...

of her post-polio syndrome left her unable to completely void her urine, which in turn led to the development of further UTIs. Da...

"a heterogeneous disorder characterized by 2 pathogenic defects, impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The resultant ...

done to various organs in the body: nerve damage which can lead to amputations; small blood vessel damage which that can lead to b...

is by far the most common form of the disease. In addition, it is common for those adults who develop the disease later in life t...

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a leading contributor to poor hea...

decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...

reason, who are newly diagnosed with Type II diabetes. The primary purpose will be to impress upon these patients the critical ne...

undue fear created but there is also an appreciation of the true nature of the condition and the care the patient needs to take of...

Kolatkar, 2005). For instance, a lack of exercise and obesity are believed to contribute to diabetes (American Diabetes Associatio...

appropriate and necessary. Statement of Purpose This proposed study would investigate the effects of psychological stress on gl...

care. Internal Environment Rising Costs As other types of health care providers seek to control their own costs, home healt...

other organs, such as the heart, kidneys and eyes (Visalli, 1996). Although individuals with Type I diabetes must take insulin, d...

50.9% of the population ("Polk County Quick Facts," 2005). The population is 79.6 white ("Polk County Quick Facts," 2005). It seem...

cells that are responsible for producing insulin. Although it can develop at any age, it is described as juvenile onset because m...

causes behind the increased incidence of this disease (Mathur and Shiel, 2003). Experts feel that, in general, the risk for type 2...

1). Further, inadequate utilization of screening tests contribute to approximately half of the deaths resulting from cancer of th...

2001). Type 1 DM is often referred to as childhood diabetes, because the onset occurs in people under the age of 30 years of age ...

pregnancy management related to diabetes and a full range of endocrine services ("LM Hospital," 2005). Other services include var...

of condition in terms of importance due the impact on lifestyle and ability to result in death is not treated correctly (King et a...

Have you had any experience in helping a friend or family member manage diabetes? The patient replied that she was not aware of...

of Health (NMDH) indicates that, as of 2007, it was estimated that 157,930 New Mexico adults, 18 years of age and older, had diabe...