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Diabetes in Old Age People
Importance of Self-management, Communication, and Education on Diabetes for Older People
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Introduction
Diabetes Mellitus is growing worldwide, which is an endemic and epidemic health concern. Elderly cases of diabetes found to be high as compared with younger ones. Elderly cases of diabetes are found to have higher rate of mortality and co-mo
idities (Sloan, 2008). Sarah is a 50-year old woman, and found to have diabetes type 2 because of her life style modifications. She is not able to follow the dietary guidelines, regular exercise, and distu
ed schedule of eating, regular ready to eat food, etc. results in diabetes mellitus. A report suggested that more than 10 million US adults aged 65 years and older have undiagnosed diabetes and the number might reach to 26 million in 2050 (Caspersen, Thomas, Boseman, Beckles & Al
ight, 2012).
Pathophysiology and its complications
DM is one of the growing health issue worldwide and the major reason is the life style modifications. Sarah, your condition showed that this is your life style disease and do not take it lightly because in old age, it might cause serious alarming health problem associated with high blood sugar. In
ief, diabetes type 2 pathophysiology includes your body inability to produce the demanded insulin or it can be happed that insulin resistance has developed in your body via. pancreatic β-cell dysfunction. Thus, the two major possibilities are insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia lead to altered glucose tolerance. Resistance of insulin means your body cells such as muscle, liver and fat cells when fail to respond against insulin even when insulin is at higher level. The complication of Sarah case can be short term or long term. Short term complication as the case was reported two month ago can be rapid heartbeat, sweating, whiteness of skin, anxiety, numbness in fingers, toes, and lips, sleepiness, confusion, headache, and slu
ed speech. On the other hand, long term complications includes eye, kidney, and nerve disease (neuropathy) as microvascular, and macrovascular complications directly affect heart,
ain, Alzheimer's disease, skin disorders, and blood vessels related diseases (Kahn, Cooper & Del Prato, 2014).
Difference between Diabetes Type-1 and Type-2
Both the Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder of metabolism, which involve inability of the body to digest the food or glucose for energy. The food in digestive tract was
eak down into simpler molecules such as ca
ohydrates that include sugars and starches molecules of food into glucose, which enters the bloodstream with help of hormone insulin. The key difference in type 1 and type 2 diabetes falls under the condition of occu
ence. Both have higher than normal blood pressure. Type 1 is an autoimmune disorder while type 2 include the body inability to respond to insulin. Type 1 diabetes was mostly diagnosed in childhood, while type 2 found in above 30 years of age. Type 2 was related with excess body weight while type 1 has no relation with body weight. Type 1 diabetes found to have higher than normal ketone levels while diagnosis, while high blood pressure and cholesterol was reported during...