CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETES:

Type 1 (Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus)

Juenile-!nset diabetes mellitus
C!uld be dia"n!sed as ea#ly as in$an%y !# %&ild&!!d
Clients !$ t&is type se%#ete little' i$ any' insulin and
t&us be%!me insulin dependent' #e(ui#in" b!t& insulin
in)e%ti!ns and a %a#e$ully %!nt#!lled diet*
Type + (N!n-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus)
Adult-!nset diabetes
,sually !%%u#s a$te# t&e a"e -.
Can usually be %!nt#!lled by diet and e/e#%ise' !# by
diet' e/e#%ise' and !#al "lu%!se-l!0e#in"
medi%ati!ns*
1.2 !$ %lients in t&is type a#e !bese
GESTATIONAL DIABETES
Can !%%u# bet0een t&e 13
t&
and t&e +1
t&
0ee4 !$
p#e"nan%y*
C!n%ent#ated su"a#s must be a!ided by t&e patient
and s&!uld %!ntinue 0ei"&t "ain but n!t in e/%essie
am!unts*
5estati!nal diabetes disappea#s a$te# t&e in$ant is
b!#n* 6!0ee#' diabetes mellitus %an deel!p 7-1.
yea#s a$te# t&e p#e"nan%y*
TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Is typi%ally be"un 0&en bl!!d tests indi%ate
&ype#"ly%emia !# 0&en !t&e# sympt!ms !%%u#*
T#eatment %an be by diet al!ne !# by a diet %!mbined
0it& insulin !# an !#al "lu%!se-l!0e#in" medi%ati!n plus
#e"ulated e/e#%ise and t&e #e"ula# m!nit!#in" !$ t&e
%lient8s bl!!d "lu%!se leels*
THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS IS
INTENDED TO:
1* C!nt#!l bl!!d "lu%!se leels
+* 9#!ide !ptimal n!u#is&ment !$ t&e %lient
:* 9#eent sympt!ms and t&us delay t&e %!mpli%ati!ns !$
t&e disease*
COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS:
Blindness
End sta"e 4idney disease
L!0e# le" amputati!n
Ca#di!as%ula# p#!blems