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This 12 page paper explains type 1 and type 2 diabetes; looking at the causes, the symptoms, the management and treatment. The paper applies this to a patient where there are additional complication, including diabetic retinopathy. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
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12 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEdiabet.rtf
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disease, knowing what it is and how it should be managed and the ways in which this can and does impact on the patient practically and emotionally. In this
case there is a patient, who we will call Mary, has type 2 diabetes and suffering from retinopathy as a result of the diabetes which has caused partial blindness in
one eye. We also have to describe the environmental condition of the patient, so we will make some assumptions to provide the student with an example. We will assume that
Mary is a female Caucasian patient, aged 70 years, mentally alert and in otherwise good health apart for a slight weight problem and has family support but is living
on her own with regular visits from her daughter. Diabetes itself is not an unusual condition, it is estimated that in 1995 this stood at 4% of the global
population and by 2025 this will increased t 5,4% of the global population (King et al, 1998). This is a condition that is seen globally, but is it more
commonly found in developed countries (King et al, 1998). In the developed countries diabetes may be seen as within the top ten of condition in terms of importance due the
impact on lifestyle and ability to result in death is not treated correctly (King et al, 1998). There are different types of diabetes, as we have seen our patient, Mary,
has type two. To look at this we will first look at diabetes as a whole and the consider the differences between type 1 and 2, this will facilitate the
understanding of the patients condition and allow us to look at how Mary, as an individual, can cope with this condition and any challenges she may face. To understand
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