Diabetes is a complex disease;
Type II can be a bit overwhelming to understand. To put in in simply Type II
deals with the pancreas, blood glucose levels, and insulin. Insulin is the
hormone that is released when blood glucose levels rise in the blood stream,
then this triggers beta cells that are from the pancreas to stabilize these
levels and store the energy that comes from them ("Controlling Blood
Sugar In Diabetes” 1). “Insulin also helps
your body turn amino acids into proteins and fatty acids into
body fat” ("Controlling Blood Sugar In Diabetes” 1). Ultimately in Type II diabetes hormone levels are stable
it is just that the tissue does not respond to the insulin. When this happens
to ones body symptoms it can range from dehydration, blurred vision, increased
urination, itchy skin, unusual weight gain, and many more ("Diabetes
Mellitus - RNpedia.com."). Treatment options result in insulin control and
checking blood glucose levels. When Type II is detected things can be done to
continue a normal life it just takes commitment.
This
seems to be one of the hard things for American culture to do because of the
fast life style people live. It consists of eating at fast food chains, going
to work coming home to relax and watch TV. With Type II diabetes all of this
has to be reversed they have to fit in exercise, eat healthy food, and get
enough sleep. This then cuts out TV time, which is good because “each
hour of TV viewing per day was linked to a 10% increase in diabetes” (“Obesity
In America” 6). People with Type II
diabetes have to deal with weight gain; this strains their body so they have to
incorporate exercise and eating healthy changes to lose weight. This is the
hardest thing to do because they make time the issue, when really if they stop
doing things they shouldn’t do time doesn’t become an issue. It is all about
commitment to give up bad habits and incorporating good ones into their
lifestyle. It doesn’t even have to be rigorous workouts they can start off by
simply walking for 15 to 30 minutes. These are calories burned that they
wouldn’t have burned sitting and watching TV. All of this decreases being obese
or overweight which is one of the consequences why people develop Type II
diabetes (“Obesity In America” 5).
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