Nursing 3910A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter week 3: Cachexia, Autonomic Neuropathy, Alpha Cell
9 Dec 2016
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Diabetes is a condition in which the body either cannot produce insulin or cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by elevated levels of glucose in the blood (hyperglycemia). Insulin a hormone produced by pancreas controls the level of glucose in the body by regulating the production and storage of glucose. In diabetic state cells stop responding to insulin or the pancreas may stop producing it. Leads to hyperglycemia which may result in diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (hhns) Long term effects of hyperglycemia contribute to macrovascular complications, chronc microvascular complications and neuropathic complications. Diabetes is the leading cause of nontramautic amputations, blindness, and end stage renal disease. In canada diabetes is now the sixth leading cause of death. Shortens a persons life by 13 years on average. Diabetics see physician twice as often as those without.
