NAME OF CONDITION:

• The disease I have chosen for this project is Diabetes

REASON CHOSEN:

• The reason I have chosen Diabetes for

my project is that is a common disease
that is affected and sometimes caused
by the diet
• Also there is a long history of diabetes
in my family so I have first-hand and
personal knowledge of the subject
 A HISTORY OF DIABETES:
Diabetes is one of the oldest known diseases.
• 1ST Centuary B.C – Aretaeus of Cappadocia, a Greek Physician, names the
disease diabetes which means “to siphon” based on the fact that patients
passed excessive amounts of urine
• 1425 – The word diabete is first recorded in English medical text
• 1900 – Drs. Joseph von Mering and Oskar Minkowski discovered that the
pancreas plays a role in diabetes
• 1920 – A dietary exchange system is created to help develop a diet for
diabetes
• 1921 – Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover insulin as diabetes
medication
• 1936 – Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are distinguished
FIGURES OF THOSE AFFECTED:
• Diabetes has become an alarming problem worldwide.
• According to the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF), the number of
people with diabetes has risen from 30 million to 246 million in the last 20
years, making that at least 7.3 % of the world’s population.
• North America has the highest percentage with the Middle East and the
Caribbean contributing to 12-20% of those affected.
• At the present there are 260 million people in the world with diabetes and at
the current rate by 2025, more than 418 million people will be diagnosed with
diabetes
• 80 years after the discovery of insulin there are still so many in need that
cannot get access to it.
CAUSES OF DIABETES:
Type 1:
• Type 1 is slightly more
common in women
• It is most common in people
of Northern European, African
American and Hispanic
American descent
• It can be caused by
environmental factors such as
unavoidable viral infections.
• Type 1 can be partly inherited
but it is more common to
inherit Type 2
Type 2:
• Type 2 tends to run in families
• Risk factors in developing
Type 2 would be having a
high-fat diet, obesity, high
alcohol intake and high blood
pressure
• Also developing age and
pregnancy can make a
person susceptible to Type 2
diabetes
SYMPTOMS:
Common symptoms of diabetes would be:
• Fatigue
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Excessive Thirst & Eating
• Excessive Urination
• Infections
• Blurry Vision
More than half of all people with diabetes do not know they are diabetics
TREATMENT:
• The major goal in treating diabetes is to minimize any elevation of blood
sugar (glucose) without causing abnormally low levels of blood sugar
• Treatment can differ for Type 1 and Type 2
TREATMENT:
TYPE 1: TYPE 2:
• Insulin injections • Weight reduction
• Diabetic diet • Diabetic diet
• Daily exercise • Exercise
If these measures fail:
• Oral medication
• Insulin in severe cases
DIETARY LINK:
• Diabetes, especially Type 2, is affected and sometimes caused by the diet.
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HOW TO MINIMIZE THE RISK:
THANK YOU & GOODBYE
For further information on diabetes you can visit:
• http://www.diabetes-info.co.uk