Disease Process: Diabetes

DISEASE PROCESS DIABETES Name Institution Affiliation Course Date of Submission Disease Process Diabetes Title: Disease Process for diabetes I. Diabetes is characterized by either a persistent hyperglycemia which is caused by an inadequate production of insulin, or a resistance to metabolic action of insulin. The disease is by and large classified as insulin dependent which is the IDDM type I diabetes, or non-insulin dependent which is the NIDDM type II, also referred to as a secondary diabetes mellitus. The real casual mechanisms for the disease are not known, however, a faulty autoimmune response and genetics are said to have major roles in the insulin-dependent diabetes which is the type II (Gregg, et al., 2007). II. Causes and Incidence * Type 1 diabetes 1 Inheritance - genetic 2 Self allergy - autoimmunity 3 Environmental - virus and chemical * Type 2 diabetes 1 Overweight 2 Insulin insensitivity 3 Inheritance - genetic III. Signs and Symptoms * Nausea * Frequent urination * Excessive thirst * Body weakness * Abdominal pains * Loss of appetite * Sustained deep breaths * Reddening and inordinate warmth of the skin * Headache * Drowsiness * Restlessness * Traces of ketone in the urine IV. Risk factors Diabetes can damage: * Eyes 1 twelve thousand of all new cases of irreversible blindness annually can be attributed to diabetes. 2 The disease remains the leading cause of blindness to individuals between the ages ...