Diabetes Mellitus

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• published: 06 Apr 2015
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EmpoweRN.com I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! I just posted a new video to help you start your Monday off right ;) It is going over Diabetes Mellitus. We are going to post the example nursing exam or NCLEX style questions individually as soon as we are done editing them! I will send you an email when we post them! To join the email list for immediate updates go here: http://goo.gl/NO7T7b For additional questions & a typed & audio version of the video, go here: http://empowern.com/2015/04/533/ If you would like to see more tips like this, please give the video a thumbs up and also post a comment :D I cannot wait to read your comments now! Cannot wait to hear from you again very soon! Much Love, - Caroline I would like to thank the video contributors: Rizalyn Joy Gadugdug Maria Salvacion Gonzales Yasmin Hashmi Artem Shestakov And Babar Hayatrana Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment purposes only. Please follow the policy and procedures that your institution requires. Please note that the views, ideas & opinions expressed on this channel and in the videos on this channel are not necessarily of those of my employer or institution. The views expressed on this channel and in the videos channel do not represent medical advice. If you have specific medical concerns, please contact your physician. In order to protect patient privacy, all patient identifiers in all videos have been deleted or altered. The views expressed on this channel and in the videos on this channel are personal opinions. I am not an expert nor do I dispense medical advice or procedural specifications. The information I present is for general knowledge and entertainment purposes only. You need to refer to your own medical director, teachers and protocols for specific treatment information. It is your responsibility to know how best to treat your patient in your jurisdiction. Metabolic disorders that are associated with a high blood sugar and glucose are collectively known as Diabetes Mellitus which you will see abbreviated as: DM. Reasons for high sugar level can be too little insulin produced by the body or the body cells can not respond to insulin properly or it can be both. Most of the ingested food is broken down into a sugar known as glucose which then goes to the bloodstream and acts as the major source of energy in the body. It allows the body cells to grow and sustain. But in order to enter the cells, glucose needs a hormone known as insulin which is produced by the pancreas. Every time we eat and food is broken down into glucose, pancreas react by producing insulin according to the level of glucose in the blood. Insulin then carries the glucose from the blood into different cells around the body, reducing the level of glucose in the bloodstream. Generally, concentration of glucose in the blood fluctuates between 70-110 mg/dL in a normal individual. Diabetes mellitus occurs when the pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin, or the cells do not respond to insulin; in both cases glucose stays in the bloodstream due to which not only the level of blood glucose stays high but also cells do not receive sufficient glucose. These conditions manifest symptoms of Diabetes mellitus. Initially, cells lack sufficient fuel to sustain but prolonged high blood sugar results in organ failure, in which major organs such as heart, kidneys, eyes, nerve cells and blood vessels stop functioning. There are 3 types of Diabetes Mellitus: 1. Type 1 Diabetes: is when pancreas cannot produce sufficient insulin. This type of DM is considered an autoimmune condition, as the patient’s body destroys its own beta cells in the pancreas that are responsible for the production of insulin. As pancreas is unable to produce insulin, type 1 DM is managed by injecting insulin to maintain a normal blood sugar level; which is why in the past it was known as insulin-dependent diabetes. About 15% of diabetic patients have type 1 DM. 2. Type 2 Diabetes: is when the cells do not respond to insulin properly, leading to what is called insulin resistance.