Diabetes Presentation diabetes type 2

Type 2 Diabetes

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Target Audience

This is Diabetic educative information targeting a social center. In a social center, we find adults who have gathered to fulfill needs which could be physical, emotional, social or intellectual. Social centers have enabled the elderly to remain social and active, enabling them to stay free from depression by offering activities such as dancing, fitness and health screening among others. they also give an opportunity for informational speakers to share important matters to those at the centers. The presentation, therefore, seeks to take advantage of such chances to educate the elderly about type 2 diabetes, a disease is widely know to be common among the aged.

Information Resource

The message will be delivered through a live presentation at the social center. This will enable the elderly to understand the condition well and give them chances to ask questions. Live presentation also ensures that necessary demonstrations are done and that a simpler language is used for everyone to follow along. It will also be a good opportunity to give necessary guidance to those who may be suffering from diabetes at the center on how to take care of themselves.

What is Type 2 Diabetes?

Diabetes has many a times been perceived a deadly disease that cannot be cured. Some people have even hidden their status because they think that they will be known to be slowly dying. Some think of as the end of enjoying anything in life and staying sickly till death. In fact, many of those living with diabetes type 2 are accused of causing the disease to themselves. Those who have to inject themselves with insulin or take drugs everyday are sometimes avoided by others. Some individuals, however, understand what diabetes is, what causes it and how crucial diabetes management is.

Diabetes is a blood condition that results when glucose (a type of sugar in the blood) cannot be broken down to produce energy for body use. This causes sugar build up in the blood. An organ called pancreas produces a hormone called insulin that is responsible for making body cells turn glucose to energy. However, for people known to be diabetic, the body cells do not use insulin as they should to regulate blood sugar.

Signs and Symptoms, Preventive Measures and Making a Decision to Live Healthy

The signs of a diabetic condition include being very thirst often, being irritable, peeing a lot, feeling exhausted, blurred vision, persistent wounds and unending yeast infections. Type 2 diabetes has been known to be caused majorly by the way we live and eat. Too much eating and less exercise increases the risk of getting diabetic. We should also avoid alcohol and smoking. Being free from depression and ensuring enough sleep helps in reducing risks of diabetes. Growing old cannot be avoided but eating healthy and staying happy helps reduce risks of diabetes. Living and eating healthy is a diabetic preventive measure but it is also important for diabetic victims to follow food prescription from a nutritionist to enable regulate the sugar and live a normal lives.

Compliance with Treatment Regimes

Treatment of diabetes involves oral medications and insulin shots coupled with healthy diet, body exercise, and healthy weight and managing blood pressure. It is important to strictly follow the doctor’s prescription especially on the time to take medication and the right quantities. Failure to take medication on time or diet in the proper manner risks blood sugars going extremely high or low causing the victim to fall sick.

Impact on Health-Care Resources

Diabetes victims have been on the increase due to the fact that people do not take good care of themselves. Depression due to life issues has resulted in blood pressure among others which has later developed to diabetes. This has resulted in more demand of health care resources in different parts of the world. If, however, we take good care of ourselves, to avoid alcohol and smoking as well as eat health and watch our weight, diabetic cases will reduce resulting in less demand on related health care resources.