TRN125Y1 Lecture Notes - Communalism, Corn Syrup, Nutrition Transition
2 May 2013
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Hltc07 - patterns of health, disease, and injury. Diabetes mellitus: types of diabetes, prevalence patterns, causes/risk factors, strategies for prevention. Chronic hyperglycemia is associated with damage to many areas: for example, small and large blood vessels in the eye. Most complications begin about 10-15 yrs after disease onset and include the following: Common complications: heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, kidney failure, amputations, blindness. 4 clinical classes of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, other. Pre-diabetes recognized clinical state that"s associated with elevated risk of diabetes this person is now at high risk for developing diabetes and it is recognized by glucose levels (1) type 1 diabetes. Results from autoimmune beta cell destruction (occurs during childhood) Associated w/ genetic factors although there"s no known single gene factor that"s known to be the cause of. Type 1 diabetes: occurs at a young age, very rare (2) type 2 diabetes diff b/c has multi-hormonal pathophysiology.
