I want to do a science fair project on diabetes i need help?
okay i am interested on doing a science fair project on diabetes because Nick Jonas has diabetes and im really interested but i need a question like what causes diabetes? but i didn’t think it was a good one .Im in 8th grade so it has to be a good project HELP!?!
i just want a question for diabetes
Thank you to everyone who posted a reply
it really helped me thanks
oh and i forgot to mention my science teacher wants the name of the project by tommorow LOL =)
but Nick Jonas is a BIG inspiration!!
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get a fat guy to eat the judges muhahahaha
diabetes is mainly caused from excess sugar in food and drinks……soft drinks are like huge! and you could include nick, hes on a commercial for like a blood tester lol
How about what are the different types of diabetes? Symptoms? How each type is treated?
i’m in 4th grade and i’m just about to have a science fair in two weeks ,but i think you should do it.
What causes diabetes?
Answer:
Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes is autoimmune disease that affects 0.3% on average. It is result of destruction of beta cells due to aggressive nature of cells present in the body. Researchers believe that some of the Etiology and Risk factors which may trigger type 1 diabetes may be genetic, poor diet (malnutrition) and environment (virus affecting pancreas). Secondly, in most of the cases, diabetes occurs because there is abnormal secretion of some hormones in blood which act as antagonists to insulin. Example- Adrenocortical hormone, Adrenaline hormone and Thyroid hormone.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes is also called non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. It occurs when the body produces enough insulin but cannot utilize it effectively. This type of diabetes usually develops in middle age. A general observation says that about 90-95 % of people suffering with diabetes are type 2; about 80 percent are overweight. It is more common among people who are older; obese; have a family history of diabetes; have had gestational diabetes. There are number of risk factors found to be responsible for type 2 diabetes like, the more the Etiology and Risk factors carried by an individual, the higher the risk for developing diabetes.
Following are the Causes of Diabetes
Hereditary or Inherited Traits : It is strongly believed that due to some genes which passes from one generation to another, a person can inherit diabetes. It depends upon closeness of blood relationship as mother is diabetic, the risk is 2 to 3%, father is diabetic, the risk is more than the previous case and if both the parents are diabetic, the child has much greater risk for diabetes.
Age : Increased age is a factor which gives more possibility than in younger age. This disease may occur at any age, but 80% of cases occur after 50 year, incidences increase with the age factor.
Poor Diet (Malnutrition Related Diabetes) : Improper nutrition, low protein and fiber intake, high intake of refined products are the expected reasons for developing diabetes.
Obesity and Fat Distribution : Being overweight means increased insulin resistance, that is if body fat is more than 30%, BMI 25+, waist grith 35 inches in women or 40 inches in males.
Sedentary Lifestyle : People with sedentary lifestyle are more prone to diabetes, when compared to those who exercise thrice a week, are at low risk of falling prey to diabetes.
Stress : Either physical injury or emotional disturbance is frequently blamed as the initial cause of the disease. Any disturbance in Cortiosteroid or ACTH therapy may lead to clinical signs of the disease.
Drug Induced: Clozapine (Clozaril), olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel) and ziprasidone (Geodon) are known to induce this lethal disease.
Infection : Some of the strephylococci is suppose to be responsible factor for infection in pancreas.
Sex : Diabetes is commonly seen in elderly especially males but, strongly in women and those females with multiple pregnancy or suffering from (PCOS) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Hypertension : It had been reported in many studies that there is direct relation between high systolic pressure and diabetes.
Serum lipids and lipoproteins : High triglyceride and cholesterol level in the blood is related to high blood sugars, in some cases it has been studied that risk is involved even with low HDL levels in circulating blood.
Maybe you can use that question.
Hope this helps.
Good luck ! (:
Are you trying to build a hypothesis? If so, come up with something having to do with Insulin dependent diabetics, compared to diabetics that only have to regulate their blood sugars with diet, or medication, versus a shot everyday. The question could be stated as “Why are some people dependent on insulin to regulate their blood sugar levels?” Good luck! Nick would be proud
see if your parents will call your local hospital, most hospitals have workshop on stuff like that.
Here’s a website that has some examples of science fair projects on diabetes:
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects/medicine/diabetes.html
These two questions should be your introduction. What causes diabetes and what is diabetes? Because those are the two questions most people would ask. Please make sure you have a diagram of what a body look inside have diabetes and one without. Did you know that diabetes can be hereditary? Then you can go into how, when and why Nick Jonas have diabetes. Write about when Nick first discovered he had diabetes, what the symptoms are and what he is doing to keep it under control. Just by using Nick Jonas as your subject will make your science fair project very exciting. Good luck