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Blood Glucose That is Not Controlled and Patient Perceptions of Long Term Impact

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body. The result of digesting and transforming all forms of carbohydrates, one of the three primary components of food, is a simple sugar known as glucose. It is commonly referred  to as blood sugar. The metabolic processing of fats and a some proteins can also lead to the production of glucose. What is important to understand is that glucose is  the primary fuel for the various parts of the body to process in the production of energy. It exists in each human cell and nearly every bodily fluid. How it  is distributed, concentrated, and ultimately used, are some of the most important physiological functions for human life and health. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is the result when insulin-producing cells in the  pancreas are destroyed and uncontrolled blood glucose levels are the results. Baker (1997) explains that when that occurs: "Exogenous insulin is required to maintain euglycemia and most patients require intensive  monitoring of blood glucose levels. Aggressive therapy is necessary to prevent renal failure, blindness, and accelerated cardiovascular disease" (pp. 1931). In terms of how patients respond to the problems  caused by uncontrolled blood glucose, one needs to also consider the many degrees of diabetes and its related complications that exist. There are certainly those patients who understand that they  have a chronic disease which has the potential to be life-threatening and are, therefore, willing to follow all possible dietary precautions and be scrupulous about medication. Others may operate under  another set of assumptions such as the idea that they can adequately control their "mild" diabetes through diet and exercise but refuse to make the lifestyle modifications that are necessary  to do so. In general, individual response to uncontrolled blood glucose levels and the long-term outcomes are likely to be as individualized as the patients themselves. As with other