Part II: Annas Illnesses

Illnesses Effect on System (if applicable)

Diabetes Sickle
Cell
Anemia
Heart
Diseas
e
Urinary
Tract
Infection
Cardiovas
cular











Slow effects, but having high lipids and
high blood pressures, the process is sped
up. Blood vessels start to stiffin, and can
eventually get plaque build ups.

















Decreas
ed
oxygen
to the
main
tissues
and
muscles
in the
body.

Coron
ary
arterie
s, and
other
main
arterie
s get
blocke
d,
causin
g lack
of
bloodfl
ow to
specifi
c areas

Digestive









Gastroperesis, which causes problems
and complications inside your stomach.
Damage to the Vagus nerve, which is from
high blood sugar for numerous amounts
of years.
Bilirubin
gallstone
s - sickle
cells die
in 20
days;
liver
breaks
down the
bilirubin;
extra
Can
cause
fluid
retenti
on,
which
effect
the
liver
and
the

bilirubin
can
become
a
gallstone
in the
gallbladd
er


(bilirubin
forms
bile)





abdom
en,
causin
g
proble
ms
Immune









Causes immune system to destroy insulin
receptor cells, causing your body to not
be able to recognize insulin.
Sickle
cells
block or
reduce
blood
flow,
decreasin
g the
delivery
of oxygen
as well as
germ-
fighting
immune
cells to
parts of
the body
If the
immun
e
system
isnt
health
y, the
heart
will
have
trouble
stayin
g
health
y as
well.
So
Heart
diseas
e can
be at
an
increa
sed
risk if
your
Increased
productio
n of
lymphocyt
es (B & T
cells) and
antibodie
s against
the
bacteria;
Inflammat
ory
response
(may
increase
additional
UTI
and/or
damage
to urinary
tract
structures
.
immun
e
system
is
weak
Nervous









Diabetic Neuropathy can be a result.
Pain, tingling, and numbness in
extremeties.
Strokes
occur
more
often
than
normal,
Silent
cerebral
infarcts
also
occur

Respirator
y









Kidney failure, and shortness of breath.
Blood vessels in the lungs can stop
functioning, causing breathing to be hard.
Accute
chest
syndrom
e.
Cellular
respirati
on is
dramatic
ally
slowed

Shortne
ss of
breath
or
dyspne
a can
be a
sympto
m of
the
respirat
ory
system
or from
coronar
y
disease
. Heart
disease

can
make it
more
difficult
to
breathe
and
should
be
evaluat
ed by
your
doctor.

Urinary









If the blood has an excess of glucose, the
kidneys will remove glucose from the
blood to be excreted in the urine.
pain
when
urinating
, having
to
urniate a
lot, but
not
urinating
much
when
actually
urinating

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