HCA 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Type I and Type II Diabetes

HCA 240 Week 7 CheckPoint Type I and Type II Diabetes (2 Sets) Recent

CheckPoint: Type I and Type II Diabetes
According to the ADA Web site, 7% of the U.S. population has diabetes, and 30% of those
with diabetes do not even know they have the disease. Maintaining proper levels of insulin is
HCA 240 Health and Diseases
Course Syllabus Page 24
critical for diabetes patients. The means by which insulin can be regulated depends upon
which type of diabetes a patient has.
• Resources: Appendix F, Ch. 13 of Human Diseases, and the American Diabetics
Association Web site at http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp
• Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
• Read the “Save Your Sight: Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetes” article listed on this
week’s Electronic Reserve Readings page.
• Watch the How Diabetes Gets on Your Nerves and Understanding the Link Between
Hypertension and Diabetes videos listed on this week’s Electronic Reserve Reading page
by clicking the orange WATCH VIDEO button.
• Use Ch. 13 of the text in addition to the ADA Web site to find details about the two types
of diabetes as you complete Appendix F.
• Post Appendix F as an attachment