The Incidence of Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

The Incidence of Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction

This research work focuses on identifying the incidents of foot ulcer in the patients who are exposed to diabetes mellitus and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and diabetes mellitus type-2. This study will also be discussing the problem and the factors of prevalence of diabetes type 2; it will also be emphasizing on aims and objectives of the study and further on it highlighting the methodological approach selected for the research paper.

The Problem

The diabetic foot is a long-term complication of diabetes. Different factors involved in the development of trophic disorders of the foot in diabetic patients. Ischemia is a common complication in diabetic patients. This is a circulatory failure in a part of the body. It is the result of diffuse stenosis and is mostly located distally (in the foot) (Turkinton2004)

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus is mainly due to a state of insulin resistance and is associated with overweight. In later stage of life diabetes mellitus converts into diabetes type-2, in which the body of a person with diabetes mellitus is unable to maintain the levels of glucose in the blood and regulate blood sugar. In the long run, if blood glucose is lowered by treatment, it can cause serious health problems, such as cardiovascular problems. This chronic disease requires a personalize treatment and close monitoring by the individual and the medical team. Adopting a healthy lifestyle is the foundation of the treatment. If these habits are not enough to lower the blood sugar levels, medications can be used.

Table 1: List of Countries with the Highest Numbers of Estimated Cases of Diabetes for 2000 and 2030

(Source: International Diabetes Federation, 2000)

Research Aims and Objectives

The research has following aims and objectives to be achieved after the research:

To investigate the factors responsible for the current prevalence of diabetes mellitus

To focus on the literatures having elements about the incidence of Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Research Question

Based on the above mentioned aims and objectives of the study, this research work has following research question:

What are the factors responsible for the current prevalence of diabetes mellitus?

What are the incidences of Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus?

Methodology

The research is based on secondary data collection. The data is extracted from various journals, articles and books. Secondary research describes information gathered through literature, publications, broadcast media, and other nonhuman sources. This type of research does not involve human subjects. The research approach used is qualitative. Qualitative research is much more subjective than quantitative research and uses very different methods of collecting information which could be both primary and secondary. As already mentioned, this study chooses the secondary method. The nature of this type of research is exploratory and open-ended.

Discussion

Diabetes is known as one of the major chronic diseases and prevalence in the Western world between 5 and 7% of the population, estimated that in 2030 there will be three hundred million people with ...