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Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus
Trinidad and Tobago is the 3rd in the world for diabetes mellitus.
More money is spent by the health department.
Dr Maxwell and his team keeps track of diabetes and helps to preserve the country to
reduce diabetes in the country.
Diabetes mellitus is a problem in how we break down food such as carbohydrates, saturated fats
when insulin doesn’t work well.
Type 1- Born with a problem that leads to insulin reduction and also gets it from a young age.
Insulin resistance.
Gets it from fatty food.
Lack of exercise.
Family history
Being over the age of forty five
Smoking
Test
Blood test to look for glucose level;
Glucometer:
If you have more than 126 you are most likely diabetic. This is done via blood test.
If the Amount of glucose gained by red blood cells is large you can identify if you’re diabetic.
Cure
Exercise
Taking insulin tablets
Proper diet
Complications of Diabetes;
Diabetic retinopathy
Problem with\ poor healings o the womb
Affect the eyes
Kidney failure
Lifestyle diseases
Heart attack
Stroke
Vessels are weak and bursting. When keep happening over and over it will scar the tissues of the
eyes.
Classification of diabetic retinopathy
Need a special type of surgery when the vessels are going in the wrong Direction of the eye.
93 million people globally suffer from Diabetic Retinopathy 17 million of which are Proliferative.
1997-2004
12.2-14%
SCREENING!!!!!X5
1\2 Vegetable
1\4 Staple
1\4 Protein
Adjustment Process
Problem?
Instead they:
Testing limits
Increasing desire for independence
Developing good judgement through trial and error
Increased desire to fit in with social group
Struggle allot
Sorrow
Anger
Grief
Anxiety
Isolation
Depression
Family Dysfunction
Behavioural challenges