THE METHOD TO THE

MADNESS BEHIND TYPE 2

DIABETES

* SOME CONTENT IN THIS PRESENTATION IS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES*

MORGAN DAVIS
DR. THOMAS BLACKWELL
UTMB-PRIMARY CARE PAVILION
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
PREVENTION/TREATMENT METHODS FOR
DIABETES TYPE 2
INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIPSEMESTER 1 FALL 2015
MRS. CLICK

WHAT IS ISM?

ISM, OR INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP IS A

COURSE IN WHICH THE STUDENT CHOOSES A MENTOR
TO SHADOW OR OBSERVE FOR ONE SEMESTER WHERE A
TOPIC IS DECIDED UPON AND A CONCLUSION IS DRAWN
FROM THE OBSERVATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS THE
STUDENT HAS COMPLETED.

WHAT IS DIABETES?
A DISEASE IN WHICH THE BODYS ABILITY TO PRODUCE OR
RESPOND TO THE HORMONE INSULIN IS IMPAIRED, RESULTING IN
ABNORMAL METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES AND ELEVATED
LEVELS OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD AND URINE.

TYPE 1 VS. TYPE 2

IN GENERAL, PEOPLE WITH DIABETES EITHER HAVE A TOTAL LACK
OF INSULIN (TYPE 1 DIABETES) OR THEY HAVE TOO LITTLE
INSULIN OR CANNOT USE INSULIN EFFECTIVELY (TYPE 2
DIABETES).
TYPE 1 DIABETES, IN TYPE 1 DIABETES, THE BODY'S IMMUNE
SYSTEM DESTROYS THE CELLS THAT RELEASE INSULIN,
EVENTUALLY ELIMINATING INSULIN PRODUCTION FROM THE
BODY. WITHOUT INSULIN, CELLS CANNOT ABSORB SUGAR
(GLUCOSE), WHICH THEY NEED TO PRODUCE ENERGY.
TYPE 2 DIABETES, IN TYPE 2 DIABETES, THE BODY ISN'T ABLE TO
USE INSULIN THE RIGHT WAY. THIS IS CALLED INSULIN
RESISTANCE. AS TYPE 2 DIABETES GETS WORSE, THE PANCREAS
MAY MAKE LESS AND LESS INSULIN. THIS IS CALLED INSULIN

 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR DIABETES

DIABETES TYPE 2 HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE
PREVALENT IN TODAYS SOCIETY WITH NEW
TECHNOLOGY AND FAST FOOD BEING CREATED

DIAGNOSING DIABETES
A1C TEST
FOOT EXAM
GLUCOSE TESTING

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PREVENTION & TREATMENT VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_BCoQ72_I

PREVENTION
WHILE DIABETES IS MORE PROFOUND IN AFRICAN AMERICANS, MANY THINGS
CAN BE DONE TO REVERSE DIABETES BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE
DIAGNOSIS, IN ALL RACES.
EXERCISE
DIETARY CHANGES
REDUCTION OF SUGAR INTAKE
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT

DIETARY CHANGES
DIETARY CHANGES IS WHAT MOST OF PREVENTION BOILS DOWN TO ALL
OTHER CATEGORIES ARE NON-EXISTENT WITHOUT THESE CHANGES

TREATMENT

THERE IS 2 WAYS OF TREATING DIABETES TYPE 2

MEDICATIONS
INSULIN THERAPY
THESE TWO TREATMENTS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE AND
HAVE MANY TYPES OF BOTH MEDICATION AND
INSULIN THERAPY DEPENDING ON WHAT SUITS THE
PATIENT BEST

TANGIBLE MODEL

MEDICATIONS
MEDICATIONS DO THINGS FOR DIABETICS SUCH AS
STABILIZE BLOOD PRESSURE, ABSORB SUGAR INTAKE,
AND SECRETE INSULIN PRODUCTION.
ORAL MEDICATIONS ESSENTIALLY ARE FOR LOWER RISK
DIABETIC PATIENTS

EXERCISE

MANY DIFFERENT METHODS CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF

EXERCISE BESIDES THE GYM:
THINGS SUCH AS MOWING THE LAWN, WALKING, RIDING BIKES,
TAKING THE STAIRS AT WORK INSTEAD OF THE ELEVATOR,
JOINING A CROSS-FIT CLASS, ZUMBA, YOGA..ETC.
EXERCISE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DONE DAILY HOWEVER THIS
SHOULD BE A GOAL

INSULIN

INSULIN IS TYPICALLY FOR A PATIENT WHO HAS A MORE

SEVERE ISSUE AND IS UNABLE TO EXERCISE OR
PREFORM MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
REVERSE DIABETES
THESE PATIENTS ARE TYPICALLY OLDER IN AGE OR
SEVERELY OBESE

CONCLUSION
DIABETES TYPE 2 HAS BECOME OF MORE AND MORE IMPORTANCE
IN OUR WORLD. NUMBERS HAVE RISEN TO 2.9 MILLION IN RECENT
STUDIES AND CHILDREN HAVE EVEN BEGUN TO SHOW SIGNS OF
DIABETES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. WE SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW,
BEGIN EDUCATING AND CURING OUR GENERATION AND THE
GENERATIONS TO COME.

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:

DR. THOMAS BLACKWELL
SHELLY DOSS
LATRICIA BATISTE
MRS. CLICK
AND MY PARENTS!