Understanding Diabetes Care: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment and Complications

UNDERSTANDING
DIABETES CARE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................3
Understanding the cause and effects of Type 2 diabetes.............................................................3
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Comparing the clinical investigations associated with Type 2 diabetes diagnosis................3
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................4
Examining the support and treatment available for Type 2 diabetes to service users.................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

TASK 1
Understanding the cause and effects of Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes refers to the chronic health condition that occurs when in the body the blood
sugar or the blood glucose is too high and also affects the energy of the body. The food eaten by
an individual is broken down into sugar which is also called glucose and the blood glucose is the
main source of energy. When the blood sugar increases it signifies that the pancreas is ready to
release the insulin (Roden and Shulman, 2019). Insulin is one of the type of hormone that are
made by the pancreas that are helpful for producing energy so that the glucose get into cells. Two
types of diabetes which are explained are type 1 and type 2 diabetes. One of the most common
type of diabetes is type 2 diabetes which is found in older and middle-aged people. Mainly it
affect the children and the old adults hence the control and the prevention from this disease is
very important for the people of UK.
The reasons for increase in Type 2 diabetes
Mainly there are two reasons or the problems related to the Type 2 diabetes. First one is
the cell in the liver become resistant to produce the insulin. This problem creates as the cells do
not interact with the insulin normally and not able to take the enough sugar. This is one of the
basic reason for the increase in the Type 2 diabetes in the people. The other cause is that the
pancreas are unable to produce the proper insulin and also are not able to manage the blood sugar
levels. The people who are overweight or obese and the age group of 45 and above people are at
the more risk in terms of Type 2 diabetes. Along with this, it becomes risky for the people or the
individual have a family history of diabetes (Berbudi and et.al., 2020).
Explaining the symptoms and signs of Type 2 diabetes
The symptoms and signs of Type 2 diabetes is created very slowly in an individual. It
includes frequent infections, unintended weight loss, increase in the hunger and the thirst of a
person. The symptoms also involves frequent urination, numbness of the hand or feet, slow
healing of the wounds, blurred vision, fatigue, etc.
TASK 2
2.1 Comparing the clinical investigations associated with Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
For diagnosing Type 2 diabetes the following tests can be used by the doctors-