Read about the situation below and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Use your notes and knowledge about diabetes as well as the textbooks as a reference.
James is 16, athletic and has previously been in good health. Recently, he has been feeling tired and gets very thirsty, even though he tries to get a good night’s sleep and drink water during the school day. Even though he’s thirsty all the time he also has to go to the bathroom to urinate more often than previously. Sometimes, his friends even tell him that his breath smells fruity.
1. What do you think is going on with James? Support your opinion with evidence and logical reasoning.
2. James doesn’t understand your diagnosis. Explain to him how his body usually deals with the sugar (glucose) in his blood in order to maintain homeostasis. For example, what happens when he hasn’t eaten in a few hours and it drops?
You can write a paragraph, you can make a flow chart or diagram, or you can create a numbered list of steps to show how his body maintains homeostasis in this case.
3. Now explain how James’ body is different and how he is not currently maintaining homeostasis.
4. Recommend a treatment for James and describe how it is going to return his body to homeostasis.
5. Last, James tells you that his uncle Dan has been experiencing some of the same symptoms that James has along with trouble with his vision and numbness in his extremities (hands and feet). Dan was a man of normal health until he had a foot injury that prevented him from exercising normally. As a result, Dan is overweight.
What do you think is going on with Dan? How is his condition similar to that of James? How is his condition different? Support your opinion with evidence and logical reasoning.
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