Diabetes Assessment. Type 2 diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. It can be controlled through eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight. This disease is a contributing factor to a multitude of diseases including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and blindness to name a few (American Diabetes Association, 2013). Take the Assessment Activity 13-3: Are You at Risk for Diabetes? on page 451 in your course textbook and answer the questions following the assessment. In your YouTube video journal, respond to the topics below:\t\u00a0\tExplain the results of your assessment and identify your risk of diabetes.\u00a0\t\u00a0\tExamine the relationship between health and wellness by discussing the impact of diabetes mellitus on at\u00a0\t\u00a0\tleast three dimensions of wellness.\u00a0\t\u00a0\tIdentify three lifestyle habits a person can practice to reduce his or her risk of type 2 diabetes.\u00a0\t\u00a0\tYour journal should be 2 to 5 minutes in duration. Review the Screencast-o-matic Quick-Start Guide on how to create a Screencast-o-matic account and create a Screencast-o-matic video journal. Submit a one-page Word document that contains the URL to your video journal by Day 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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