THE METHOD TO THE

MADNESS BEHIND TYPE 2

DIABETES

MORGAN DAVIS
DR. THOMAS BLACKWELL
UTMB-PRIMARY CARE PAVILION
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
PREVENTION/TREATMENT METHODS FOR
DIABETES TYPE 2
INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIPSEMESTER 1 FALL 2015
MRS. CLICK

WHAT IS ISM?

ISM OR INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP IS A COURSE

IN WHICH THE STUDENT CHOOSES A MENTOR TO
SHADOW OR OBSERVE FOR ONE SEMESTER WHERE A
TOPIC IS DECIDED UPON AND A CONCLUSION IS DRAWN
FROM THE OBSERVATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS THE
STUDENT HAS COMPLETED.

DIABETES TYPE 2
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR DIABETES
DIABETES TYPE 2 HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE PREVALENT IN TODAYS
SOCIETY WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND FAST FOOD BEING CREATED
I WILL OBSERVE VARIOUS PATIENTS AND FROM MY OBSERVATIONS CREATE A
SCENARIO WHERE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PLANS ARE PUT INTO
PLACE WHICH ARE MOST FITTING TO THE PATIENT

(PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

VIDEO CLIP)

PREVENTION
WHILE DIABETES IS MORE PROFOUND IN AFRICAN AMERICANS, MANY THINGS
CAN BE DONE TO REVERSE DIABETES BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE
DIAGNOSIS, IN ALL RACES.
EXERCISE
DIETARY CHANGES
REDUCTION OF SUGAR INTAKE
MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT

EXERCISE
MANY DIFFERENT METHODS CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF EXERCISE BESIDES
THE GYM:
THINGS SUCH AS MOWING THE LAWN, WALKING, RIDING BIKES, TAKING THE
STAIRS AT WORK INSTEAD OF THE ELEVATOR, JOINING A CROSS-FIT CLASS,
ZUMBA, YOGA..ETC.
EXERCISE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DONE DAILY HOWEVER THIS SHOULD BE A
GOAL

DIETARY CHANGES
DIETARY CHANGES IS WHAT MOST OF PREVENTION BOILS DOWN TO ALL
OTHER CATEGORIES ARE NON-EXISTENT WITHOUT THESE CHANGES

TREATMENT
THERE IS 2 WAYS OF TREATING WAYS DIABETES TYPE 2
MEDICATIONS
INSULIN THERAPY
THESE TWO TREATMENTS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE AND HAVE MANY
TYPES OF BOTH MEDICATION AND INSULIN THERAPY DEPENDING
ON WHAT SUITS THE PATIENT BEST

MEDICATIONS
MEDICATIONS DO MANY THINGS FOR DIABETICS SUCH AS STABILIZE BLOOD
PRESSURE, ABSORB SUGAR INTAKE, AND SECRETES INSULIN PRODUCTION.
ORAL MEDICATIONS ESSENTIALLY ARE FOR LOWER RISK DIABETIC PATIENTS

INSULIN
INSULIN IS TYPICALLY FOR A PATIENT WHO HAS A MORE SEVERE ISSUE AND
IS UNABLE TO EXERCISE OR PREFORM MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
REVERSE DIABETES
THESE PATIENTS ARE TYPICALLY OLDER IN AGE OR SEVERELY OBESE
(TANGIBLE MODEL OF AN INSULIN PEN AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS PRESENTED
HERE)

CONCLUSION
DIABETES TYPE 2 HAS BECOME OF MORE AND MORE IMPORTANCE IN OUR
WORLD, WHETHER WE NOTICE IT OR NOT AND WE SHOULD TAKE ACTION
NOW, WHY NOT WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF PREVENTION PLANS WHICH HAVE
ALREADY BEEN PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE?

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:

DR. THOMAS BLACKWELL
GRADERS/EVALUATORS
MRS. CLICK
AND MY PARENTS!