Diabetes by EMMA MCLEAN https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a This Padlet was created by 6th grade scientists to inform the community about Diabetes. en-us 2017-02-16 17:35:41 UTC 2023-09-26 19:00:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Signs and Symptoms- emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154398505 Some common signs and symptoms of Type 1 diabetes are: 
  • Extreme weight gain or weight loss for no reason
  • Increased thirst and hunger
  • Blurred vision
  • Excessive urination  

Some common signs and symptoms of Type 2 diabetes are: 
  • Increased thirst
  • Frequent urination and hunger
  • Fatigued (tiredness)
  • Blurred vision 
]]> 2017-02-16 17:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154398505 Facts - drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154400546
  • About 1/3 of all people with diabetes do not know they have the disease.
  • Type 2 diabetes often does not have any symptoms.
  • Only about 5% of all people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
  • If you are at risk, type 2 diabetes can be prevented with weight loss (10–15 pounds) and 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
  • A meal plan for a person with diabetes isn’t very different than people with people. 
  • People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease than someone without diabetes. 
  • Bariatric surgery can reduce the symptoms of diabetes in obese people.
  • Diabetes costs $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct. To get all the supplies.  
  • Diabetes is mostly common in the southern states. 
  •  India is most populated country, that has people who have both types of diabetes. 
  • The word diabetes is greek for, "to pass through".
  • Diabetes has been discovered in ferrets, ground squirrels and horses. Animals who are liberally fed, diabetes is also found in dolphins, hippopotamus and foxes. 
  • Type 1 and type 2 diabetes were officially differentiated in 1936. However, the difference had been noted in the 1700's when a physician noted some people suffered from a more chronic condition than others who died in less than five weeks after onset of symptoms.
  • Diabetes symptoms such as thirst, weight loss, and excess urination were recognized for more than 1200 years before the disease got a name.


    • ]]>     2017-02-16 17:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154400546     Genetic emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154402721 The first case of diabetes otherwise known as Type 1,  is unknown. Type 2 is genetic.

    ]]>     2017-02-16 17:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154402721     American Diabetes Association emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154404407 The organization American Diabetes Association is working to find a cure for diabetes. They are also helping kids with diabetes.


    ]]>     2017-02-16 18:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154404407     How Can It Be Prevented elliepedersen2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154404440 There is no cure for diabetes. It can't be prevented in any way. Once people get diabetes, they will have it for the rest of their lives and it is important that they learn how to maintain their bodies.]]> 2017-02-16 18:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154404440 Population of people with Diabetes emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154406433 There is a population of 29.1 million people with diabetes or 9.1% out of the world's population has diabetes]]> 2017-02-16 18:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154406433 Immune System Response emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154411687 Diabetes affects the metabolism as well as the immune system. The disease causes the immune system to destroy insulin producing cells within the pancreas. There is a more better chance of getting an infection that could make people lose their limbs in there body.

    ]]>     2017-02-16 18:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154411687     How does your body try to fight off diabetes emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154414148 Knowing how diabetes affects your body can help you look after your body and prevent diabetes from 
    developing. You  can prevent it before you have it but since type 2 is genetic you cant fight it off. Also both types you can be born with.

    ]]>     2017-02-16 18:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154414148     This shows where it is most common drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154513109
    ]]>     2017-02-17 03:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154513109     Where is it mostly likely to get diabetes? drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154513239  Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast of America.]]> 2017-02-17 03:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154513239 Informative Video - How to Check your Blood Sugar Level drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154659617 2017-02-17 18:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154659617 What does diabetes do to your cells? emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154662622 People who have diabetes have a lack of insulin in their blood. Insulin is made in an organ called
     the pancreas. Insulin is important to
     allow glucose (blood sugar) to get into
     the cells of the body]]>     2017-02-17 18:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154662622     How to Give Insulin emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154664090 2017-02-17 18:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154664090 What is a Diabetes? emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154667052 Diabetes is a disease which messes with your blood sugar (Glucose). It lowers or highers your glucose level, or your sugar level, which can cause a reaction.  ]]> 2017-02-17 18:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/154667052 What is insulin? elliepedersen2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155192491 Insulin is a hormone created by Pancreas that allows the body to obtain glucose(sugar) from the carbohydrates inside the food that people eat for energy or to store the sugar for other use. ]]> 2017-02-21 15:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155192491 Range of your blood sugar drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155527920 Before a meal, your blood sugar would normally be at 70-99 mg. If you take your blood sugar 2 hours after a meal, your blood sugar should be a little less than 140 mg. ]]> 2017-02-22 17:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155527920 emmamclean2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155531209 2017-02-22 17:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155531209 Ways to fight of diabetes drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155531528 To fight off diabetes you can try to eat right, eat a diet rich in vegetables and fruit, whole grains, protein, low-fat, and non-fat dairy. 

    ]]>     2017-02-22 17:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155531528     Systems that are impacted by diabetes drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155531920 The nervous system is impacted. Another type of nerve damage called diabetic autonomic neuropathy and it affects nerves helping the heart, blood vessels, and digestive and other systems. Diabetes can lead to problems with blood pressure, heart rhythm and digesting.]]> 2017-02-22 17:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155531920 What cells make up drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155534257 Cells make up tissues, tissues make up organs, organs make up organ systems. Which are in your body, that are affected by diabetes.]]> 2017-02-22 17:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155534257 The difference of people with and without diabetes drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155536237 Humans need insulin in their bodies. If you don't have diabetes, your insulin works, so you can have sugar whenever and your will digest it. If you have diabetes, your insulin doesn't function so you have to watch your blood sugar.]]> 2017-02-22 17:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155536237 Biblioraphy drewzimberoff2023 https://padlet.com/emmamclean2023/rst1925dn47a/wish/155539646 "Diabetes Latest." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 June 2014. Web. 22 Feb. 2017
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    "Early Symptoms of Diabetes." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2017.

    "How Diabetes Affects Immune System." Diabetic Connect. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2017.

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