Diabetes/ The Market For Organs

Biology 130
Armando Vazquez
10/21/09

DIABETES OUTLINE

BASIC BACKGROUND OF THE DISEASE

Diabetes is a chronic illness that can be controlled but no cured by current medical methods.
The life of a person who gets diabetes is forever changed.
Diabetes is characterized by a disorder in metabolism and high blood sugar due to low level of insulin or the abnormal resistance to insulineffects and poor insulin secretion
Types of diabetes (autoimmune, metabolic, gestational.)
Symptoms of diabetes
Type 1
Type 2
Pre diabetes

What systems are affected by diabetes.

diabetes affects every system of the body.
Digestive system (body is unable to process sugar)
Circulatory system (to much sugar in the blood)
Urinary system ( the kidneys)
Endocrine system ( relationship withhormones)
It can cause blindness, amputations and stroke.
Long term complications.

Potential causes of the disease.

Genetic
Environmental factors
Exposure to a certain virus of bacteria
Lifestyle related
Eating habits
Stress
Increasing age
Obesity
A diet high in fat
Myths about how people develop diabetes.

Current issue of the disease.

In the United States theindiscriminate use of high fructose corn syrup in most beverages and other processed foods made with this sweetener are high in calories and low in nutritional value.
Regular consumption of high fructose corn syrup in a persons diet has the potential to promote obesity which in turn promotes diabetes.
Changes in diet and activity causing an epidemic worldwide.
Misinformation about the causes andprevention of the disease
Use of hydrogenated oils .
Invasive methods of treatment (injection, pumps).
Why is diabetes higher among some minorities.

TREATMENT

Basic treatment for the disease

Monitoring blood sugar
Type 1 injection
Type 2 metformin
Lifestyle changes
Diet changes
Weight loss
Types of foods that help
Exercise (cardio)
Alternative medicine
Acupuncture
Herbs (commontypes)
Medications (drugs) ex.
Synthetic insulin
Kidney transplant
Inlet transplant

How effective are the treatments

Diabetes can be treated but cannot be cured.
Glucose monitoring is the most effective tool for treating the disease.
Exercise and diet are very important for diabetics. Ex. Aerobic exercise
Sticking to a diet can be one of the most challenging part of living with diabetes.Aerobic exercise.
Anti-diabetic drugs are not effective on some people who don’t exercise and don‘t follow a diet.
Pancreas transplant is very effective.
Transplant patients have to take immunosuppressant medicine for the rest of their lives.
The liver is affected because it has to process many different medications.
Synthetic human insulin isn’t perfect.
New types of insulin
Type 2patient become insulin resistant in the long run.
Treatment in the united states compared to other countries
What is the best treatment for type 1
For type 2
Alternative treatment

How do treatments work.

Type 1
Beta cell in the pancreas
The immune system destroys beta cells
Taking insulin injection: normalizes sugar levels.
Insulin monitoring
A healthy lifestyle
Type 2
exerciserequire regular monitoring
Self monitored blood glucose test
Finger prick blood glucose test
Urine glucose test
Urine ketone test
treatment to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
Blood sugar control is the main goal of the treatment.
Metformin : improves body’s response to insulin
Insulin injections provide the body with insulin to process glucose

PROGNOSIS

What are the general outcomeof the treatment

Patients live longer than they did in the past.
Requires treatment for the rest of a person life
Prognosis is good in the short term
Diabetes is among the leading causes of death in U.S.
Avrg. Life years lost is 14
People I know who have diabetes
Insulin resistance
Negative feedback.
Pills and insulin combined
Self monitored blood glucose test
Finger prick blood...