Directions: Read the handouts on diabetes in your packet and answer the following questions in no more that 2 type written pages. Please also visit the following websites to formulate your answers.
http://www.diabetes.org/main/application/commercewf
1. What is the primary difference between the 2 types of diabetes?
2. Read about stem cell research and briefly describe how it applies to treatment of diabetes. http://www.jdf.org/research/stemcell/news041101a.php
3. What are some of the common medical complications for persons with diabetes? How do you reduce or control the medical complications of diabetes?
4. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of individuals with type II diabetes. What might be the implications for rehabilitation counselors? What rehab strategies would you employ with this population?
5. Go to the following website and view
information under "New Technology" about the various pumps and other
products that are on the market.
http://www.diabetesnet.com/