ALLERGIES

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ALLERGIES
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DESCRIPTION

• A SPECIFIC REACTION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO A
  FOREIGN AND FREQUENTLY HARMLESS SUBSTANCE

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COMMON ALLERGENS

• THINGS THAT COMMONLY CAUSE ALLERGIES
• POLEN
• FOODS
• DUST
• MOLD SPORES
• CHEMICALS
• INSECT VENOM
• MEDICATIONS

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SYMPTOMS OF ALLERGIES

• SNEEZING
• ITCHY EYES
• RUNNY NOSE
• HIVES ITCHY RAISED BUMPS ON SKIN
• SWELLING OF MOUTH AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CAN
  CAUSE SOME ALLERGIES TO BE LIFE THREATENING

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DIAGNOSING ALLERGIES

• BLOOD TEST
• FOOD ELIMINATION DIET
• SKIN TEST
• SCRATCH TEST

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TREATING ALLERGIES

• AVOID THE ALLERGEN

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ASTHMA
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DESCRIPTION

• AN INFLAMMATORY CONDITION IN WHICH THE SMALL
  AIRWAYS IN THE LUNGS BECOME NARROWED, CAUSING
  DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING

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HOW IT OCCURS

• BRONCHIAL TUBES OF PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA ARE
  SENSITIVE TO SUBSTANCES
• KNOWN AS TRIGGERS
• TRIGGERS CAUSE THE MUSCLES OF THE BRONCHIAL WALLS
  TO TIGHTEN AND PRODUCE EXTRA MUCUS
• RESPIRATORY PASSAGES NARROW

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MANAGING ASTHMA

• RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS OF AN ATTACK
• SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST TIGHTNESS OR PAIN,
  COUGHING OR SNEEZING
• REDUCE ASTHMA TRIGGERS
• AVOID TRIGGER ENVIRONMENT (SMOKE ETC.)
• MANAGE STRESS
• STRESS CAN TRIGGER AN ATTACK
• MEDICATION
• SYMPTOMS OFTEN RELIEVED BY USING A BRONCHODILATOR
  (INHALER)

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DIABETES
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DESCRIPTION

• A CHRONIC DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE WAY BODY CELLS
  CONVERT FOOD INTO ENERGY
• PANCREASE PRODUCES TOO LITTLEOR NO INSULIN
• INSULIN HELPS GLUCOSE ENTER BODY CELLS

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DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT

• DIAGNOSIS
• BLOOD TEST
• TREATMENT
• NO CURE
• TREATMENT REGIMINE DEPENDES ON TYPE

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TYPE I DIABETES

• 5-10 OF DIABETES CASES
• APPEARS SUDDENLY AND PROGRESSES QUICKLY
• BODY DOES NOT PRODUCE INSULIN
• GLUCOSE BUILDS UP IN THE BLOOD STARVING CELLS
• MUST TAKE DAILY INSULIN
• SHOT OR PUMP

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TYPE II DIABETES

• 90-95 OF DIABETES CASES
• MOST OFTEN APPEARS AFTER AGE 40
• BODY IS UNABLE TO MAKE ENOUGH INSULIN OR TO USE
  INSULIN PROPERLY
• OF CASES INCREASING RAPIDLY IN U.S.A. DUE TO
  INCREASED NUMBER OF OLDER PEOPLE AND A GREATER
  PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND INACTIVE LIFESTYLES

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TYPE II CONTINUED. . .

• DIET HIGH IN FAT, CALORIES, AND CHOLESTEROL
  INCREASES THE RISK OF DIABETES
• TREATMENT OF TYPE II INCLUDES WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
  AND REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• PEOPLE WITH THIS TYPE MUST CAREFULLY MONITOR
  THEIR DIET IN ORDER TO CONTROL THEIR BLOOD-SUGAR
  LEVELS

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THE END!!