C2 Teach

Debra Blocker

Bill Grimm

Kimberly Stevenson

Angela Phillips

C2 Teach
Debra Blocker, Bill Grimm, Angela Phillips & Kimberly
Stevenson
Introduction/Background/Why/Problem

We are 4 classroom teachers that

have been involved in the C2 pipeline
in different ways. Our goal was to see
what the summer programs offer our
students and to see how we can bring
it to our own schools, and classrooms.
We were graciously provided the
opportunity to actually sit in on classes
with some of our students and go
through many of the same
experiences our students have.
Overall the problem was diabetes and
uniting our different and unique
backgrounds to approach the problem
through from a college perspective
was unique.

Project Description

Our goal was to shadow

and involve ourselves in
the lives of our students
and to see how we can
effectively use what they
have learned in each of our
classrooms in the fall.
Through project based
learning the students saw
and shared diabetes from
each of the 5 disciplines
and how we can use that
theme during the school
year.

Expected Outcomes

To gain a better
understanding of how
our students learn. To
gain a better idea of
how cooperative
learning can enrich and
unite the curriculum. To
see how the Wayne
States C2 pipeline can
benefit us and our
students in the
upcoming school year.

Diabetes is not life

ending

BASICS OF
DIABETES

Why Diabetes?

18 million cases in the United States

Estimated that 1/3 are unaware of
diagnosis
Third leading cause of death in the U.S.
Leading cause of blindness
Education is the cornerstone of diabetes
treatment and management*
*Complications can be prevented or
delayed through intensive treatment*

Diabetes is

A metabolic disease in which the body

does not produce or properly use insulin
to regulate the level of glucose (sugar) in
the blood.

In other words, your body cannot use the

fuel in the blood for energy..

Also known as diabetes mellitus

Quick Review
Glucose: a sugar made in the body after
food is digested. It is the bodys main
source of energy (fuel for the body)
Insulin: a hormone produced by the
pancreas that allows glucose to get into
the cells to be used for energy (acts like a
key)

Types of Diabetes
Type 1: autoimmune
pancreas does not produce insulin
10% of all Diabetes
Type 2: pancreas does not produce enough
insulin or it meets resistance
90% of all Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: occurs with pregnancy

Insulin Signaling pathway that regulates glucose TRANSPORT

Effects of Diabetes
An increased glucose level in the blood
over many years can cause irreversible
damage to:
eyes,
kidneys,
heart,
blood vessels
and the feet.

Insulin receptor

College of Nursing
Diabetes
Wayne State University
2
C Pipeline Program
July 27 August 6, 2015
Presented by Debra Blocker

What Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly
process food for use as energy. Most of the food we eat is turned
into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The
pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone
called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When
you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or
can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes sugars to
build up in your blood. This is why many people refer to diabetes as
sugar.
Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart
disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations.
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

Symptoms' of Diabetes
A person with diabetes might have SOME or NONE of the following
symptoms:
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Unexplained weight loss
Extreme hunger
Sudden vision changes
Tingling or numbness in hands or feet
Feeling very tired much of the time Very dry skin
Sores that are slow to heal
More infections than usual

Type One Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young
adults, and was previously known as juvenile diabetes.
Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the
disease.
In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin.
Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar,
starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.
With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments, even
young children can learn to manage their condition and live
long, healthy lives.

Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a problem with your body that causes blood
glucose (sugar) levels to rise higher than normal. This
is also called hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes is the
most common form of diabetes.
If you have type 2 diabetes your body does not use
insulin properly. This is called insulin resistance. At first,
your pancreas makes extra insulin to make up for it.
But, over time it isn't able to keep up and can't make
enough insulin to keep your blood glucose at normal
levels.

Gestational Diabetes
During pregnancy usually around the 24th week
many women develop gestational diabetes.
A diagnosis of gestational diabetes doesn't mean
that you had diabetes before you conceived, or that
you will have diabetes after giving birth. But it's
important to follow your doctor's advice
regarding blood glucose (blood sugar) levels while
you're planning your pregnancy, so you and your
baby both remain healthy

Social Work
Your job is not judge.
Your job is not to figure
out if someone deserves
something. Your job is
to lift the fallen,
to restore the broken,
and to heal the hurting.
Author Unknown

Being a Social Worker means

Micro, Mezzo, Macro Levels of Social

Work

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The Role of the Social

Worker

Educate
Counsel
Finding available resources to suit the
clients needs.

GOAL:

To EMPOWER and SUPPORT!

Social Worker and

Diabetes

Educate:

Counsel:

What is diabetes?
Empowering and supporting the client by
finding ways for them to cope with diabetes.

Resources:
Medicaid/Medicare/Affordable Care Act (Marco)
Food Assistance Programs
Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs

Engineering Day One

Students tested glucose levels

in different foods and drinks.

Using Urinalysis strips students

determining glucose levels

Diet Coke = 0, Oranges = 2,

Apples = 1.5, etc.

Engineering Day 2

Students were taught about glucose level

testing for diabetes and the different
methods.

Treatments
Monitoring & Injections

Monitoring Systems

Non Invasive Methods

Other noninvasive

3 Groups different Reports on

monitoring dibetes

Group 1: Treatments & Injections

Group 2: Monitoring Systems
Group 3: Noninvasive methods

Engineering Day 3

Students learned about the Engineering Design

Process

How microprocessors can

deliver Insulin

Engineering Day 4
Designing in 3D

Students had to design and report on a

noninvasive way to monitor a patients
diabetes.

Groups presented their designs

with an elevator pitch at the end.

Day 5 Designing and building an

arm prosthesis groups of 2.

Everyones Involved.

It had to pick up a ping pong

ball

No spider webs
allowed

Day 6 Designing a leg

Prosthesis

Day 7 building our designs

Build, redesign, rebuild,

redesign, etc.

We are getting somewhere

Thank You
Are there any questions?