NURS 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Blurred Vision, Sedentary Lifestyle
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Type 1 (about 10%: autoimmune disease, usually onset at adolescence, hormonal changes, beta cells that produce insulin are all gone because body has attacked it, lack of insulin production, treatment: Too much glucose flowing around in blood stream unable to get into cells. Insulin is the key to open the cell door to allow glucose into the cell: lack of glucose which carries oxygen gets to places like the feet, cells without oxygen die. Blood sugar levels: fasting / morning = 70-90, 80-120. Complications of diabetes: hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, shaking, sweating, anxious, dizziness, hunger, fast heartbeat. Irritable: hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger, blurred vision, drowsiness, nausea. Type 2 diabetes: can get rid of type 2 diabetes, adult onset but could start in kids who are overweight, risk factors, sedentary lifestyle, familial tendency, obese, recurrent infections, fasting blood sugar >126mg/dl cl.
