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Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Plan, Kylie N. Laird
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Plan, Kylie N. Laird
MSN Capstone Projects
Diabetes affects more than 34 million Americans, with approximately 90-95 percent of them having type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is primarily managed by the patient with assistance from their healthcare team (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). Diabetes is a costly disease that affects individuals, healthcare systems, economies, and entire societies globally. Based on the knowledge, lifestyle interventions have shown to be effective in the management of type 2 diabetes (Garcia, 2020), a more holistic approach to disease management was pursued. Garcia (2020) conducted a study in which lifestyle intervention data for treatment of diabetes was compared to pharmaceutical management …
Diabetes Education Benchmark Study, Caitlyn A. Wildey
Diabetes Education Benchmark Study, Caitlyn A. Wildey
MSN Capstone Projects
Diabetes mellitus is a disease that happens when the body does not produce enough insulin or does not respond to insulin. Type two diabetes happens when there isn’t enough insulin produced in the body, when there is resistance to the action of insulin in the body, or when the body does not use the insulin produced properly (Type 2 Diabetes, n.d.). Type two diabetes is important because of the increasing incidence of the disease and the complications that come if not managed. Some of the complications associated with type two diabetes include heart disease, kidney disease, neuropathy, retinopathy, and diabetic …
Type 2 Diabetic Education Benchmark Study, Amy Lynd
Type 2 Diabetic Education Benchmark Study, Amy Lynd
MSN Capstone Projects
Evaluating the implementation of verbal and written education on diet for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics.
Type 2 Diabetes - A Change For A Better Life, Hilary Greene
Type 2 Diabetes - A Change For A Better Life, Hilary Greene
MSN Capstone Projects
Cardiovascular disease has been known to be the leading cause of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. With diabetes on the rise in the United States, it is important to assess changes in these patients to decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease or a major cardiovascular event such as a myocardial infarction, stroke, or death. If able to address healthy alternatives to patients to reduce the risks of major cardiovascular events such as a myocardial infarction or stroke, it could potentially save many lives. As a nurse educator, it is important to provide patients with the education they …