Health and Social Care Management

Running head: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE MANAGEMENT
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE MANAGEMENT (CANCER AND DIABETES
DISCUSSION)
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Introduction to physiological disorders
Diabetes is a disorder which occurs due to the presence of multiple diseases and causes
the blood sugar level increase abnormally. Most common type of diabetes observed in humans is
type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes1. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the glucose regulatory
hormone of human body, insulin, is affected by the disorder and the body stops preparing the
hormone. Due to this, the blood glucose level increases. Whereas, in type 2 diabetes the body
loses its ability to process glucose and incur energy from it2. The circulatory system and the
excretory system are primarily affected with diabetes disorder.
Cancer on the other hand, is a disorder in which the cells of human body grows
abnormally and ultimately proliferates to an adverse level. Further, in extreme cases. The
metastasis of cancerous cells is observed3. Cancer can affect nearly all of the body system
however; primarily circulatory, lymphatic, digestive and excretory body system are affected with
this disorder4.
1 Martínez, Mercedes Sánchez, Augusto Blanco, María Victoria Castell, Alicia Gutiérrez Misis, Juan
Ignacio González Montalvo, María Victoria Zunzunegui, and Ángel Otero. "Diabetes in older people: Prevalence,
incidence and its association with medium-and long-term mortality from all causes." Atencion primaria 46, no. 7
(2014): 376-384.
2 Gordon-Dseagu, Vanessa LZ, Nicola Shelton, and Jennifer Mindell. "Diabetes mellitus and mortality
from all-causes, cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory disease: evidence from the Health Survey for England and
Scottish Health Survey cohorts." Journal of Diabetes and its Complications 28, no. 6 (2014): 791-797.
3 DeGregori, James. "Connecting cancer to its causes requires incorporation of effects on tissue
microenvironments." Cancer research 77, no. 22 (2017): 6065-6068.
4 Massa, Sean T., Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Kara M. Christopher, Lauren D. Arnold, Mario Schootman,
Ronald J. Walker, and Mark A. Varvares. "Competing causes of death in the head and neck cancer population." Oral
oncology 65 (2017): 8-15.

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Causes, signs and symptoms
Diabetes
Causes
 As per researchers, type 2 diabetes is hereditary and the chances of the patient
acquiring it from his/her parents is higher.
 Obesity, less active lifestyle, and excessive body fat are among the primary causes
of diabetes mellitus.
 Consumption of high amount of sugar and carbohydrate could increase the
amount of sugar in human body and could lead to diabetic conditions.
 Environmental causes of this disorder include exposure of virus, bacteria and
other factors that interrupts with the glucose processing of human body5.
Observational signs
Increased hunger, frequent urination and increased thirst are among the three
primary observational signs of diabetes in human body.
Symptoms
 Weight gain or loss among the patients,
 Excessive thirst and hunger among the patients and
 Slow healing of wound and blurred vision6.
5 Gordon-Dseagu, Vanessa LZ, Nicola Shelton, and Jennifer Mindell. "Diabetes mellitus and mortality
from all-causes, cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory disease: evidence from the Health Survey for England and
Scottish Health Survey cohorts." Journal of Diabetes and its Complications 28, no. 6 (2014): 791-797.
6 Ramachandran, A. "Know the signs and symptoms of diabetes." The Indian journal of medical
research 140, no. 5 (2014): 579.