Tuesday, March 1, 2016

March 2nd, 2016
Agenda:
Activity 4.1.1: All About Insulin

Procedure
1. Go to PBS’s Doctor Over Time activity found at:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/doctor/indext.html (Links to an external site.).
2. Select the year 1900.
3. Notice that there are three choices for symptoms. Notice the third choice: “I’m always thirsty and hungry….” Predict what disorder is causing these symptoms.
4. Click on the third choice: “I’m always thirsty and hungry…”
5. Read through the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for the patient. Take notes in your laboratory journal as you complete the activity. Include the following information in your notes:
    • The tests that are performed to diagnose the disorder
    • The treatment given
    • The prognosis
6. Go through the activity again for the years 1950 and 1998. Record information as described in step 5 in your laboratory journal.
7. Answer Conclusion questions 1 and 2.
8. Research how the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes have changed over the years. Take notes in your laboratory journal. Use the sites listed below as well as other reliable Internet resources you might find.
9. Use Inspiration® software to design and create a timeline chronicling the methods used to diagnose and treat diabetes from the 1800s through today. Make sure to include information detailing how insulin has changed since it first was used to treat diabetes.
10.Include a picture for each date on your timeline. Use the library of images in Inspiration® or import relevant pictures into your timeline.
11. Add a brief description for each item on your timeline.

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