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Hi, welcome to our video series
on diabetes.
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In this one,
we're going to talk about
what exactly are the differences
between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
So we're going to start
with a quick review
of what diabetes is.
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It's a disorder
of glucose metabolism.
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So insulin production
and or utilization is impaired.
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Now hyperglycemia,
that's an elevated blood sugar
develops that requires treatment.
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Now you see, we got an
eyeball, kidneys, and the heart.
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That's to remind you that this is
a chronic disease that impacts
multiple systems in the body.
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So it hits the eyes, the kidneys,
the cardiovascular system,
and even the GI tract.
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So what is the difference between
type 1 and type 2?
We know they both have
elevated blood sugar.
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I know, duh, you had that.
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But type 1 diabetic patients
just can't make their own insulin.
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Specifically, their pancreas
that beta cells in there pancreas
can't make their own insulin.
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So take a look at the pancreas,
You see we got a big red X
through the insulin.
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That's to help your brain remember,
type 1 diabetics
can't make their own insulin.
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Now let's move over
to type 2 diabetics.
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Take a look at that picture.
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There's no red X.
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Well, we've got a downward
pointing arrow and insulin
because it's a little different
with type 2 diabetics.
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Type 2 diabetic patients initially
can still make their own insulin.
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In fact sometimes,
they make a lot of it
but they can't use it efficiently
so it doesn't control
their blood sugar.
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Type 1, they can't
even make insulin, right?
Their pancreas is checked out.
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Either a virus
or an autoimmune disease
has taken out these beta cells
in their pancreas.
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Type 2, while they may be able
to make insulin,
they can't use it.
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Eventually their pancreas
is just going to talk her out
and not make insulin at all
either as the disease progresses.
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So let's talk about the
prevalence.
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It's pretty fancy sounding word,
isn't it?
That's just means
how common is this?
Type 1 diabetics
are 5% to 10%
of all the diabetic patients
that you'll see.
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Whoa, do the math.
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If type 1 is only 5% to 10%
of the diabetic patients we see,
that means 90% to 95% of the
diabetic clients that we see
are type 2.
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So the prevalence
of type 2 diabetes
is significantly higher
than type one.
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What's the good news?
We got a chance of fixing
and addressing type 2.
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Type 1,
the pancreas is gone.
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Type 2
we might have a fighting chance
of slowing down that progression
if we as nurses
can help patients take
manageable steps toward health.