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<h1>Diseases of the Human Body:</h1>
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 <h1><span style="background-color: #ffff00;">Diabetes</span></h1>
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<h2>Diabetes can be a serious disease. Twenty-five million children and adults in the United States have diabetes (Diabetes Statistics, 2011).</h2>
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 <h1>You are the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.reference.com/browse/Primary_care_physician" rel="nofollow">primary care physician</a>. Your patients look to you for answers, cures, and advice.</h1>
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 <h2>Here's what happened: Mr. or Mrs. Johanson showed up in your office, and you suspect that he/she has diabetes, but you're not sure. You will need to unravel the symptoms, make a diagnosis, and complete other research steps.</h2>
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<h1><span style="background-color: #ffff00;">Your assignment:<img src="https://diabetesresearch.wikispaces.com/file/view/african-american-doctor-2.jpg/378409046/514x178/african-american-doctor-2.jpg" alt="Image retrieved from communityjournal.net" title="Image retrieved from communityjournal.net" style="height: 178px; width: 514px;" /></span></h1>
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 <h2>You need to research <span style="background-color: #ffff00;">diabetes</span> (choose either type 1 or type 2 and state which one you're researching). Unfortunately, this is the disease that Mr. or Mrs. Johanson will eventually be diagnosed with.</h2>
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 <h2>Using the Web resources on the <span style="background-color: #00ffff;">Research Cancer page</span> of this wiki and the library books on the cart (do not use Google!), you'll need to make a <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/diagnosis?s=t" rel="nofollow">diagnosis</a> and a <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prognosis?s=t" rel="nofollow">prognosis</a>. To do this, you'll need to answer the questions below:</h2>
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 <strong>1.</strong> <strong><span style="background-color: #ffff00;">WHO</span></strong><br />
a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Who is most commonly diagnosed with diabetes? A specific gender or ethnicity? Genetic predisposition?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">b. Are there certain behaviors people should avoid because they increase the risk of developing diabetes?</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffff00;">2. WHAT</span></strong><br />
a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Explain the difference between Type I and Type II diabetes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">b. What are the symptoms patients will experience with this disease?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">c. What is the prognosis for patients with diabetes?</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">3. WHEN</span></strong><br />
a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">When do people generally get diagnosed with diabetes? Age?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">b. If you have diabetes, how often should you monitor your blood sugar levels and meet with your physician?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-size: 10pt;">4. <strong>WHERE</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">a. What organs in the body are most impacted by diabetes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">b. Is there a particular place (country) in the world where diabetes is more prevalent?</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffff00;">5. WHY</span></strong><br />
a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Why is diabetes important to study/research? Include statistics to support your argument.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">b. Outline the steps for patients’ treatment plan, and explain why it’s important to follow the plan.</span><br />
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