Case Study #1: Diabetes

Hannah is a 10-year-old girl who has recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. She is a4th grade student at Hendricks Elementary School. Prior to her diagnosis, Hannah was very involvedin sports and played on the girls’ volleyball team. Her mother is concerned about how the diagnosis will affect Hannah.

Write a paper (including reference pages), discussing the diagnosis.

Your paper should address the following points:

• Include a definition of the actual disease or condition.
• Identify the factors that could have caused or lead (Pathogenesis) to the particular disease or condition.
• Describe normal functioning of the body system and body system changes as a result of thedisease process.
• The signs and symptoms of the disease. Other affected body systems that are associated with the disease or condition.