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My father is 55 and he was diagnose with Type 2 Diabetes 25 years ago. A couple of his first symptoms was that he was always drinking water and his feet would always have a tingling feeling in his them without them falling asleep, both of these being some of the most common symptoms seen. Now he actually didn't know he had it, until he cut himself shaving and the cut got infected and wasn't healing correctly, and my mother actually brought up that they need to get him tested for Diabetes. Now he isn't super sure on how he got the disease, but he had mention that his mother would feed him a lot of food, since he is Greek, a lot of the diet is eating carbohydrates.
Now his life is pretty much the same, and he always takes a shot before eating and takes a blood test after eating. This is so he can make sure his glucose level is average and not to high or low. Glucose is sugar, and it is the fuel for our cells, the pancreas is an organ that makes insulin and that is what tells the glucose to go to the cells in the body. Carbohydrates are a type of sugar that is more complex than glucose, and they are found in bread, rice, etc. Insulin will also carry this sugar to the blood for fuel. Eating a lot of these are a huge cause of Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is where that insulin is either produced and the pancreas doesn't how to use it, or it can’t make it at all.
Our glucose level is measured in milligrams per deciliter, but that is the more precise way the doctors will measure it by. My dad tries to keep his blood level between 100 and 127. Those number when eating and not eating can change very drastically for a Diabetic. When the body's blood sugar level is too high it goes into a state of hyperglycemia and when this happens the person will get more thirsty or have to urinate more. When the body's blood sugar level is to low it goes in a state of hypoglycemia, which will make the person sweat, become pale, and make the person shaky. Having both of these can do a lot of bad stuff to the body, and both can lead to comas.
My father needs to take 27 insulin shots a day to keep his blood sugar level average, and really the only treatment he uses, besides having a monthly check up, he said, “I used to take 40 to 50 when I was younger, because I was a lot heavier but once I lost weight it went down.” I thought this was an important quote, because it shows how much the weight can affect the amount of insulin needed. The number of these shots a day are probably, because he likes to keep his diet of eating a lot of bread, so he to make sure it always balanced. Even with this disease he still lives his normal day and has had to cut some things from his life, but he always like to stay happy and not let his condition bring him down.
Type 2 Diabetes:
“The CDC notes that 90-95 percent of cases in adults involve Type 2 Diabetes.” says Health line. This shows that adults from 40 to 65 could develop Diabetes Type 2 in their lives. Now this disease can happen anywhere in the world no matter what the environment be, and is a multifactorial disease. It can passed on from genes, or people get it from taking in too much sugar that the body can’t handle. Some risk factors are, high intake of glucose, high intake of alcohol, and having high blood pressure. The ethnicity it is seen in most are, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Japanese Americans, and Native Americans.
This disease affects the endocrine system, because the pancreas is apart of that system and this disease makes the body not produce insulin to help the glucose be carried to the blood stream.
Next, this disease can affect the immune system and integumentary system, because the any cuts to the body take a slower time to heal properly and the skin around can't heal properly; making it more vulnerable to infections.
Then, the nervous system is also affected, because our body uses these things called capillaries and they are what help give blood to the parts of body, one being the nerves in our body. The blood has the fuel needed for that system and if it can’ receive that the nerves start to tingle.
Also it can affect the circulatory system, because that is what carries the cells that need to the fuel to fuel the body and if it can’t do that then, that raises risk of a heart attack or really high blood pressure.
Lastly it can affect the ocular system, because that is the system that helps protect the eye from any infections and it needs the fuel to operate properly and without it, it can cause bad damage to the eye and can make a person go blind, or develop cataracts.
References:
Interview.AA. Personal.2014
My father is 55 and he was diagnose with Type 2 Diabetes 25 years ago. A couple of his first symptoms was that he was always drinking water and his feet would always have a tingling feeling in his them without them falling asleep, both of these being some of the most common symptoms seen. Now he actually didn't know he had it, until he cut himself shaving and the cut got infected and wasn't healing correctly, and my mother actually brought up that they need to get him tested for Diabetes. Now he isn't super sure on how he got the disease, but he had mention that his mother would feed him a lot of food, since he is Greek, a lot of the diet is eating carbohydrates.
Now his life is pretty much the same, and he always takes a shot before eating and takes a blood test after eating. This is so he can make sure his glucose level is average and not to high or low. Glucose is sugar, and it is the fuel for our cells, the pancreas is an organ that makes insulin and that is what tells the glucose to go to the cells in the body. Carbohydrates are a type of sugar that is more complex than glucose, and they are found in bread, rice, etc. Insulin will also carry this sugar to the blood for fuel. Eating a lot of these are a huge cause of Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is where that insulin is either produced and the pancreas doesn't how to use it, or it can’t make it at all.
Our glucose level is measured in milligrams per deciliter, but that is the more precise way the doctors will measure it by. My dad tries to keep his blood level between 100 and 127. Those number when eating and not eating can change very drastically for a Diabetic. When the body's blood sugar level is too high it goes into a state of hyperglycemia and when this happens the person will get more thirsty or have to urinate more. When the body's blood sugar level is to low it goes in a state of hypoglycemia, which will make the person sweat, become pale, and make the person shaky. Having both of these can do a lot of bad stuff to the body, and both can lead to comas.
My father needs to take 27 insulin shots a day to keep his blood sugar level average, and really the only treatment he uses, besides having a monthly check up, he said, “I used to take 40 to 50 when I was younger, because I was a lot heavier but once I lost weight it went down.” I thought this was an important quote, because it shows how much the weight can affect the amount of insulin needed. The number of these shots a day are probably, because he likes to keep his diet of eating a lot of bread, so he to make sure it always balanced. Even with this disease he still lives his normal day and has had to cut some things from his life, but he always like to stay happy and not let his condition bring him down.
Type 2 Diabetes:
“The CDC notes that 90-95 percent of cases in adults involve Type 2 Diabetes.” says Health line. This shows that adults from 40 to 65 could develop Diabetes Type 2 in their lives. Now this disease can happen anywhere in the world no matter what the environment be, and is a multifactorial disease. It can passed on from genes, or people get it from taking in too much sugar that the body can’t handle. Some risk factors are, high intake of glucose, high intake of alcohol, and having high blood pressure. The ethnicity it is seen in most are, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Japanese Americans, and Native Americans.
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| NVA "AA Type 2 Diabetes. 2014. GCE Lab School |
Next, this disease can affect the immune system and integumentary system, because the any cuts to the body take a slower time to heal properly and the skin around can't heal properly; making it more vulnerable to infections.
Then, the nervous system is also affected, because our body uses these things called capillaries and they are what help give blood to the parts of body, one being the nerves in our body. The blood has the fuel needed for that system and if it can’ receive that the nerves start to tingle.
Also it can affect the circulatory system, because that is what carries the cells that need to the fuel to fuel the body and if it can’t do that then, that raises risk of a heart attack or really high blood pressure.
Lastly it can affect the ocular system, because that is the system that helps protect the eye from any infections and it needs the fuel to operate properly and without it, it can cause bad damage to the eye and can make a person go blind, or develop cataracts.
References:
Interview.AA. Personal.2014
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