diabetes
by Jj Burgess 7th hour
Media Influences
- Rarely are characters on TV shown with diabetes.
- When people are on commercials and have diabetes, they are shown as being older. Actually, young kids are usually diagnosed with type I diabetes.
Interpersonal Communications
- Young people who are diagnosed with diabetes can talk a doctor that specialized in diabetes.
- Teens could also talk to a school nurse or other teens or people who have diabetes.
Immediate Risk Factors
- People who do not pay attention to their blood sugars, they can get low blood sugars which are low (below 65) that will cause brain cells to die.
- Hign blood sugars can damage kidneys if allowed to go high enough.
- Some of the long term problems are cardiovascular disease, nerve damage (neuropathy), kidney damage (nephropathy),eye damage (retinopathy), and skin and mouth conditions
- If a diabetic does not take good enough care of their feet, they could lose most feeling in them, or lose them entirely.
- If blood sugars are allowed to go high enough, it will turn your blood acidic.
Advances
- Currently, more research is being done on pancreatic transplants.
- New technologies are being developed for automatic pumps that eliminate the need for so many shots.
Sources
http://jdrf.org/life-with-t1d/teenagers/
http://kidshealth.org/teen/centers/diabetes_center.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes/Ds01121
Local Source: Mayo Clinic. 1025 Marsh Street. Mankato, MN 56001
Phone number: (507) 625-4031
http://ndep.nih.gov/index.aspx
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/diabetes-on-the-rise-among-teenagers/