Etiology

Etiology is

Remarks

unknown

Rationale
The cause of Diabetes Type II

Justification

is unknown although genetics

and other factors may become
risk factors.

Family

Present

History

Risk factors (Predisposing factors)

The genetics of type 2 diabetes Upon interview, Patient
are

complex

completely
Identified

and

not MR

said

understood. grandmother
genetic

variants father

have

that

her

and

her

diabetes

account for only about 10% of mellitus.

the heritable component of
most Diabetes Mellitus Type
II.
Source:
http://emedicine.medscape.co
Female

Present

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Triglyceride levels increase in Patient MR is female in
women throughout their lives, sex.
especially in women taking
estrogen replacement therapy.
Source:
http://www.intechopen.com/bo
oks/glucose-tolerance/age-isan-important-risk-factor-fortype-2-diabetes-mellitus-and-

Age

Not
Present

cardiovascular-diseases
People older than age 45 are Patient MR is 44 years
more

likely

to

develop old.

Diabetes Mellitus Type II than

younger

people

increases

with

and
age.

risk
Aging

induces

decrease

insulin

sensitivity and alteration or

insufficient compensation of
beta cell functional in the face
of

increasing

insulin

resistance.
Source:
http://www.intechopen.com/bo
oks/glucose-tolerance/age-isan-important-risk-factor-fortype-2-diabetes-mellitus-andLow Birth

Not

cardiovascular-diseases
Infant weight velocity has a Patient MR stated that

Weight

Present

small, indirect effect on adult she had a normal birth

insulin resistance.

weight when she was

Source:

delivered.

http://emedicine.medscape.co
Ethnicity

Present

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African Americans, Mexican Patient MR is Asian.
Americans, American Indians,
native Hawaiians and some
Asian

Americans

increased

risk

have

an
of

diabetes partly due to higher

rates of high blood pressure,
obesity and diabetes in these
populations.
Source:
http://professional.diabetes.org
/resourcesforprofessionals.aspx
?typ=17&cid=60390
Risk factors (Precipitating factors)

Stress

Not

When you're stressed, your Patient MR stated that

Present

blood sugar levels rise. Stress she was not stressed

hormones

like both

epinephrine and cortisol kick

physically

mentally.

She

and
had

in since one of their major adequate rest and had a

functions is to raise blood stable emotional status.
sugar to help boost energy
when it's needed most (fightor-flight

response).

Both

physical and emotional stress

can prompt an increase in these
hormones,

resulting

in

an

increase in blood sugars.

Source:
http://www.medicinenet.com/s
cript/main/art.asp?
Diet

Present

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Excessive caloric intake may Hilig ko mukaon og
increase the risk of excess mga

Obesity

Not
present

tam-is

og

glucose in the blood.

makahurot pud kog duha

Source:

ka bote na coke sakto sa

http://www.healthmagazine.ae/

isa

the-early-signs-of-diabetes-

verbalized

ka

adlaw.
by

As
the

mellitus/
patient.
Obese people have insulin Patient MRs height is
resistance.

With

insulin 52 and her weight is

resistance, the pancreas has to 56 kg, with a BMI of

work overly hard to produce 22.58, therefore she has
more insulin. But even then, a normal BMI.
there is not enough insulin to
keep sugars normal.
Source:

http://emedicine.medscape.co
Diabetogenic

Present

Lifestyle

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People
who
practice
a Dili

ko

hilig

mag

diabetogenic lifestyle which exercise kay busy kaayo

includes

excessive

caloric ko sa akong trabaho.

intake and inadequate caloric As verbalized by the

expenditure are more likely to patient.
develop the disease.
Source:
http://www.healthmagazine.ae/
the-early-signs-of-diabetesHistory of

Not

mellitus/
Women who had a history of Patient MR stated that

Gestational

present

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus she had no history of

Diabetes

are more likely to develop Gestational

Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus later in their Mellitus

lives.
Source:
http://emedicine.medscape.co
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pregnancy.

Diabetes
during

her