Question 1

what is the best nursing care plan for chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetes mellitus?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes: Chronic kidney disease is a long term complication of dm. I am afraid there is no nursing care involved, but appropriate medications, can postpone  the need for dialysis depending on the severity of illness.

Question 2

what is diabetes mellitus type 2 uncontrolled?

Accepted Answer

DM2: Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus means the blood sugar numbers are regularly too high, which could lead to diabetic complications to the heart, eyes, kidneys and blood vessels and nerves.  Type 2 DM is the more common, adult-onset, hereditary form of diabetes.

Question 3

what are the tests for diabetes mellitus type 2?

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Diabetes tests: 3 tests: fasting blood sugar, a test called hemoglobin A1c and a test called glucose tolerance test.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of diabetes mellitus type 2?

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See Below: Type 2 diabetes can cause serious health complications. That's why is very important to know how to spot type 2 diabetes symptoms. Most common symptoms are :increased thirst
increased hunger (especially after eating), dry mouth, frequent urination, unexplained weight loss (even though you are eating and feel hungry), fatigue (weak, tired feeling), blurred vision
headaches, loss of consciousness.

Question 5

statistics for diabetes mellitus type 2 in arabian gulf countries?

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About 25%: It is known that uae has the second highest prevalence of diabetes worldwide with 25% of the population affected.

Question 6

please help needed..type 2 diabetes mellitus. how much can i exercise?

Accepted Answer

Exercise: You can exercise as much as you want, and as much as you are able.

Question 7

is ingesting too much sugar directly responsible for diabetes mellitus type 2?

Accepted Answer

Indirectly: There is the failure of the pancrease (pancrelipase) to produce sufficient insulin, also involves the ability of the cell to "use" the insulin, the amount of gycogen converted to sugar by the liver, as well as the absorption of the sugar by digestive system.  However, the more sugar you intake the more stress you place on these organs to do their work. Is the fire worse when you add gasoline ?

Question 8

statistics for diabetes mellitus type 2 in children middle east countries?

Accepted Answer

Related to Obesity: When children go beyond a body mass index of 28 (there are charts for children bmi) specially if one parent or worse 2 have heavy family history of type 2, you have to change life style to bring that body mass index down. Statistics are against you if you do not.

Question 9

anyone knows what are the other causes of diabetes mellitus type 2 besides food?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are other risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes beside bad food choices: obesity, family history of diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, history of gestational diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndromes, older age, metabolic syndrome, history of giving birth to a baby > 9 lbs....

Question 10

is diabetes mellitus type 2 the same as diabetes type 2?

Accepted Answer

Yes!: Yes.  Both refer to the type of diabetes that used to be called adult onset.  Now we call it "type 2 dm" or "dm-2" or type 2 diabetes, etc.  This is the kind related to overweight/obesity and family history of dm-2.   When people are "heading toward" type 2 dm, they will have a slight increase in triglycerides (fats in the blood), blood pressure and glucose.  If this continues it becomes dm-2.

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