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Type 2 Diabetes Research Paper

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Emergency, such as a chronic illness or a childhood disease may occur in any situation. It is important that teachers in any early childhood education situation be prepared to handle emergencies. For example, a child who is diabetic, it is necessary that teachers, should have some knowledge of the disease, know how to take proper action, and that teachers have knowledge about the right diets and nutrition for the child and the child’s family. Our textbook, “Safety, Healthy……., written by ……………, suggested that “teachers must plan for emergencies, be prepared to handle emergencies, and be equipped with the training necessary to deal with life-threatening emergencies as they occur…” (162).
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This type of diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which blood glucose rises because it isn’t being effectively balanced and metabolized into cell energy by insulin,” discussed by Ford-Martin (Ch. 2, pg. 20). This means that type 2 diabetes is not initially caused by the absence of hormone insulin but rather by the body’s inability to use insulin properly. Type 2 diabetes is common in adult and it used to be called “adult-onset diabetes”, but with the epidemic of obese and overweight kids, more teenagers are now developing type 2 diabetes (WebMD). This type of diabetes is milder than type 1 diabetes and is used to be called “non-insulin dependent diabetes,” because it doesn’t need to inject insulin to treat the disease. Knowing the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, enhance me to take proper action in planning the procedure when it does …show more content…

For example, the alert for anyone with type 1 diabetes should have an emergency glucagon injection kit on hand. “Glucagon is a hormone that prompts the liver to release glycogen and convert it into glucose” (Ford-Martin 18). It is understanding that Type 1 diabetes will not be able to fully recover, and it will dependents on injecting insulin and other medications as needed. Plus, “frequent testing of blood sugar levels” will be checking daily. In regardless, I will too make communication with parents, school and the community resource services to provide the proper tools which are emergency glucagon injection kits within the classroom and/or at the nurse’s office in case need to treat for the student who is

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