Diets, Dumbbells,

and Diabetes:
How They Affect Patient Health
Brooke Culler, Ashley Kane, William Drabenstadt,
Brandon Reyes, and Alexa Shaffer
• Type II Diabetes
• What is it?
• How and why is it affecting patient health?
• How does it pertain to nursing?

Introduction
• In obese patients, does regular
exercise and diet change over a
year’s time reduce the risk of
diabetes compared to
exercise alone?

Question
• Paleolithic Diet
• Based upon specific foods
• Restrictive

• Diabetic Diet
• Provides even distribution across all meal

Diets
Exercise
Diets and Exercise
Conclusion
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