NURSING 2LA2 Lecture Notes - Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Of Adults, Gestational Diabetes, Health Care In Canada
20 May 2014
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Diabetes mellitus: disorder of carbs, fat and protein metabolism with absolute or relative insulin deficiency. In 06/07 increased by 4% from previous year and 21% from 02/03 to 06/07. 35 year old 2. 4: peaking at 75-70 at 23. 4% Cost of diabetes: reduce quality of life, heart disease, stroke, blind, amputation and erectile dysfunction. 85% of people with diabetes die by heart attack or stroke. Type 1 diabetic life might be shortened by 15 years. Type 2 diabetic life might be shortened by 5-10 year. Diabetes estimated cost the canadian health care system to cost 16. 9 billion by 2020. Autoimmune type 1a: autoimmune mediated specific loss of beta cells in the pancreatic islets. 40% of people with congenital rubella infection develop type 1 diabetes. 10% classified as having type 2 diabetes, who fall into category in type 1a diabetes. Lada: diagnosed in childhood, peaks in 12 year.
