Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Academic Term
Fall 2014
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Diabetes, T2DM, Insulin Resistance, Management
Subject Categories
Endocrine System Diseases | Medical Pathology | Nursing
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a progressive disease characterized as having pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, insulin resistance and hyperglycemia (Stephens, 2010, p. 491). T2DM affected 29.1 million Americans or 9.3% of the population in 2012 and was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 ("ADA Statistics," 2014), with many of these patients finding it difficult to achieve or maintain adequate glycemic control despite making lifestyle changes and pharmacologic interventions (Freeman, 2007). Disease management of T2DM requires a comprehensive plan including medication therapy, education and active involvement of the patient, with the goal of therapy to lower the A1C (Robertson, 2012). Incretin mimetics are a class of medications available for treating patients with T2DM; they mimic the action of incretin hormones released during nutrient absorption (Freeman, 2007). Patients with T2DM have an impaired incretin response (Pratley, n.d.,p. 8).
Recommended Citation
Getz, Molly, "Incretin Hormones and their effects in Type 2 Diabetes" (2014). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 39.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/39