Need help with diabetes

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I am having a hard time figuring out the simplest way to explain diabetes. I am confused about type 1 and type 2. I keep reading that type 2 is non insulin dependent but I had a type 2 patient in clinical that took 2 different kinds of insulin injections so how can she have type 2. She also got it as an adult so she can't have type 1. I am so confused. Can someone tell me the differences or point me to a good site?

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type 1, results from a problem with insulin production. These pts need additional insulin to reach normal levels.

type 2, results from a problem with response to insulin. increasing insulin above 'normal' levels may result in an increased response. This is why some type 2 pts receive insulin.

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Thank you so much!!

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You got excellent responses already but I thought this might be helpful to you on future searches as well.

Don't know if you need info from a book for reference but here is a great way for finding it.

Go to Google at the top of the Google page see gmail and beside that a dropdown arrow. Click the dropdown arrow and select books.

On this page in tiny words to the right click Advanced Book Search.

In the 1st textbox type in "diabetes nursing"

Below the textboxes for Search click on Limited Preveiw and Full View.

For Content click on Books

For Language choose the language you want.

For Title type in "Made Incredibly Easy"

Then up in the right hand corner click on Google Search

You will find links to nursing books with what you are looking for such as the book of the link below. This link will bring up a page of the book just scroll down a few lines for a great "simple" explanation of Type I and Type II diabetes.

http://books.google.com/books?id=GQuHHy7D__YC&pg=PT458&dq=diabetes+nursing+intitle:Made+intitle:Incredibly+intitle:Easy&lr=lang_en&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=3&as_pt=BOOKS#v=onepage&q=diabetes%20nursing%20intitle%3AMade%20intitle%3AIncredibly%20intitle%3AEasy&f=false

This is a great way to search for care plan or term paper info.

Just remember to save the name of the book, author, website etc. for the bibliography.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

there are all kinds of websites about diabetes on the internet. i listed several on this thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/medical-disease-information-258109.html - medical disease information/treatment/procedures/test reference websites

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type 2 could be a mix of cells not responding to insulin or broken insulin receptors. So type 2 pts get insulin shots b/c to either increase the cells sensitivity to insulin, or to replace broken insulin w/ good ones.

Type 1 is NO INSULIN PRODUCTION. With type 2, THERE ARE INSULIN, BUT EITHER BAD INSULIN, OR INSENSITIVE CELLS

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

Type 1 is NO INSULIN PRODUCTION. With type 2, THERE ARE INSULIN, BUT EITHER BAD INSULIN, OR INSENSITIVE CELLS

Or the insulin produced is a crappy quality or not enough to do the job.

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