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Introduction
This essay outlines several key concepts related to Second type diabetes. This essay relates with
the proper study in which Pauline is a 72-year-old female and 75-year-old her husband Jack. Due
to their changes in life, Pauline diagnosed second type diabetes. To control this disease Pauline,
need to make changes in her lifestyle. Pauline and Jack manage their life as per their interest but
some of the habits of Pauline, she suffered from this disease. To control this disease effects,
Pauline and Jack both need to implement their efforts by changing their lifestyle. The long term
and short-term goals of both of them include in this essay.
Diabetes are of two types that is type 1 and type 2. The second type diabetes is a disease that
responsible in creating less formation of insulin in your body. People having second type
diabetes called insulin resistance. This report includes the description of second type diabetes
and the treatment used to cure the second type diabetes. (Green, et al., 2015). Several medical
interventions are used to treat second type diabetes. The different type of goals will be included
in this report. These goals are used to control second type diabetes.

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Understanding of Type 2 Diabetes
Second type diabetes is a disease that makes the sugar level high in the blood. Diabetes impacts
the overall lifestyle of the person and they need to changes their habits after they diagnosed.
Some people manage their sugar level by just losing weight and doing exercise. But the person
who has second type diabetes needs long treatment that also includes various tablets and insulin.
The person who suffers from this type of disease needs to understand all the concepts of disease
and manage their process as per the requirements (Inzucchi, et al., 2015). To stay healthy, the
patient of second type disease follows some of the processes that are essential for them.
Diabetes is of two types that is type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. It has been analyzed that type
2 diabetes usually occurs in small children and this disease damage the level of the pancreas that
is responsible to produce insulin. In Second type diabetes, the pancreas makes the insulin but the
body cells cannot accept the insulin (American Diabetes Association, 2015). As per the analysis,
it has been determined that second type diabetes are common as per the type 1 diabetes.
It is difficult to cure the second type diabetes as the blood sugar is always high and the person
cannot identify this disease at the initial level (Model, 2015). The symptoms of this disease are
including frequent urination, extreme thirst, dizziness and nausea. Pauline is suffered from
second type disease and it is occurred due to the sweet tooth and the gaining of weight after
retirement. The extreme level of diabetes also increases unconsciousness among patients that is
called the diabetic coma.
Several causes occur in second type diabetes among people. Insulin is a process that converts
food into energy that is used by the body. Insulin is a type of hormone that also used to send the
messages. Pancreas is responsible for the insulin and manages the activities of the body
(Barbagallo and Dominguez, 2015). It has been analyzed after eating, sugar levels get high and
insulin becomes active in the bloodstream that manages the level of sugar in the blood. If the
insulin cannot work properly then the sugar levels rise always and it creates a disturbance in the
body. The insulin cannot effect on the body tissues and cells. The doctor called as insulin
resistance. Along with the causes, several risk factors have also occurred in the overall process of
second type diabetes. The risk factors affect low fiber, high fat, various medications, smoking
and many more. This disease gives several effects on the body like it increases the chances of
heart attack and also affects large blood vessels in the body (Tangvarasittchai, 2015). Several

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nerves can damage and increase the circulation problem in the body vessels. The main effect of
diabetes is on the retina of eyes. Sometimes it leads the blindness. The eyesight is at risk if the
person suffers from second type diabetes.
It is important to prevent second type diabetes. It prevents by changing several lifestyle factors
such as eating a balanced diet, keep weight down and doing enough exercise. Overweight people
more affected by second type diabetes. The people that follows the better lifestyle analyse the
positive effect on the body. Insulin becomes more effective by losing weight and doing more
exercise (Lepsen, et al., 2015). The medication is also one of the best treatments used in second
type diabetes.
The proper medication process affects the people and solves the issues related to second type
diabetes. The various services are also included in the proper treatment of second type diabetes.
This diabetes impacts the Pauline and it occurs due to the increase of weight and following an
unhealthy lifestyle (Mosley, et al., 2015). She needs the proper treatment of second type diabetes
by using the long-term goals as this disease needs long term treatment. Second type diabetes is a
progressive condition that needs to manage blood glucose levels (Boulton, 2008). Nowadays,
second type diabetes changes with them as it includes several other aspects that affect the overall
process and metabolism of the person and increase several effects in the body.
Second type diabetes called adult-onset diseases which I a form of the disease that differentiates
the high blood sugar and lack of insulin. This mainly founds in adults and need long term
treatment. The main goal of Pauline is to stay healthy to decrease the effects of diabetes on the
body. This disease is increasing day by day in the world as people become careless regarding
their health and cannot maintain a healthy lifestyle. The major number of patients of second type
diabetes is founded in the United States. This is majorly a big issue arises in the environment as
people greatly suffers from second type diabetes and faces lots of problems in the overall
environment (Guthrie, 2012). The risk factors of diabetes are increasing day by day and It needs
proper medication to get rid of this disease and if it occurs it cannot treat properly and cannot be
cured properly. Pauline and Jack face lots of issues due to the second type diabetes so the Pauline
needs to lose weight and eat healthy food to get better treatment of this disease. But at this age, it
is too difficult to treat his disease. But by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, one can decrease the