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A 15 page research paper that offers a literature review and a proposed plan for creating an educational intervention designed for diabetic children and their families. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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is likely that deaths due to diabetic complications will increase by over 50 percent during the coming decade (CSDH, 2008). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define diabetes
mellitus as a disease that is characterized by abnormally high blood glucose levels. The digestive process turns food into glucose, that is, sugar, which the body utilizes as energy. The
pancreas produces insulin, which is a hormone that facilitates the absorption of glucose. There are two major types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2. In regards to Type
1, the body does not produce sufficient insulin to meet the needs of metabolism because an auto immune response, in which the immune system attacks and destroys the cells within
the pancreas that produce insulin. In Type 2 diabetes, which is the most prevalent form, body cells become insulin resistant and there may also be an insulin deficiency (CDC, 2011).
In both forms of diabetes, the level of glucose in the blood, without treatment, becomes so high that it causes serious complications, such as heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness,
as well as amputations of lower extremities, due to damage to nerves and blood vessels (CDC, 2011). In the past, Type 1 diabetes was associated with juvenile onset, while
type 2 was associated with onset in later adult life. However, the epidemic of overweight/obesity, which is a known risk factor for developing Type 2 diabetes, has not only expanded
the incidence of this disease in the adult population, but it has also become evident among pediatric populations. While children with type 2 diabetes are overweight, it can occur with
individuals who have normal weight and children with type 1 diabetes are typically thin to normal weight (Price, 2008). The signs and symptoms for both types of diabetes include
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