Each year, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes (American Diabetes Association, 2019). If left untreated, diabetic patients are at risk for several alterations, including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, neuropathy, and blindness. There are various methods for treating diabetes, many of which include some form of drug therapy. The type of diabetes as well as the patient’s behavior factors will impact treatment recommendations.
For this Discussion, you compare types of diabetes, including drug treatments for type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
Reference: American Diabetes Association. (2019). Statistics about diabetes. Retrieved from http://diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/
To Prepare:
- Review the Resources for this module and reflect on differences between types of diabetes, including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes.
- Select one type of diabetes to focus on for this Discussion.
- Consider one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected, including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Then, reflect on dietary considerations related to treatment.
- Think about the short-term and long-term impact of the diabetes you selected on patients, including effects of drug treatments.
BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 5:
Post a brief explanation of the differences between the types of diabetes, including type 1, type 2, gestational, and juvenile diabetes. Describe one type of drug used to treat the type of diabetes you selected, including proper preparation and administration of this drug. Be sure to include dietary considerations related to treatment. Then, explain the short-term and long-term impact of this type of diabetes on patients. including effects of drug treatments. Be specific and provide examples.
BY DAY 6 OF WEEK 5:
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days who selected a different type of diabetes than you did. Provide recommendations for alternative drug treatments and patient education strategies for treatment and management.
SOLUTION:
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which an individual’s blood sugar levels are uncontrollably high due to the body producing insufficient insulin or the cells not producing enough insulin to work properly. The pancreas is deficient in secreting the enzyme insulin, which causes an increase or decrease in blood glucose levels (Raut S. et al., 2022). Numerous systems in the body are affected and damaged by diabetes, including the eyes, blood vessels, nerves, skin, heart, kidneys, and feet. There are three main types of this disease, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and Gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease characterized by T cell infiltration of the pancreas and destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells, which occur before 40 years old. The pancreas produces little or no insulin, and this type used to be known as juvenile diabetes because it usually develops during childhood. Patients with type 1 diabetes must receive outside insulin to survive.
In comparison, Type 2 diabetes is prone to genetic susceptibility triggered by environmental factors such as obesity, inadequate insulin secretion, excessive or inappropriate glucagon secretion, and insulin resistance. Gestational diabetes is a pregnancy complication and results in hyperglycemia due to insulin sensitivity. Glucose can pass from maternal circulation to fetal circulation. Hyperglycemia in the mother will stimulate excessive insulin secretion in the baby (McCance & Huether, 2019).
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