the nurse with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic, and social issues that affect. patients and influence healthcare delivery. For more than a decade, policymakers, healthcare authorities, and practice leaders have recognized that education makes a difference when it comes to nursing practice.
Diabetes is a number of diseases that involve problems with the hormone insulin. Normally, the pancreas (an organ behind the stomach) releases insulin to help your body store and use the sugar and fat from the food you eat. Diabetes occurs when one of the following occurs: 1  When the pancreas does not produce any insulin. 2  When the pancreas produces very little insulin. 3  When the body does not respond appropriately to insulin, a condition called  insulin resistance .
Definition of diabetic. 1  1 : of or relating to diabetes or diabetics. 2  2 : affected with diabetes. 3  3 : occurring in or caused by diabetes diabetic coma.  4 : suitable for diabetics diabetic food.