According to the American Diabetics Association (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 critical for diabetes patients. The means by which insulin can be regulated depends upon which type of diabetes a patient has.

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.

3. Discussion Questions-will be posted the Sunday before the next week

Reference

Mulvihill, M. L., Zelman, M., Holdaway, P., Tompary, E., & Raymond, J. (2006). Instructor's resource manual: Human diseases: A systemic approach (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.