Education of Diabetes Type 2 and Self Care



Education of Diabetes Type 2 and Self Care

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is known as a disorder regarding the metabolic activities in the body that lead to the chronic metabolic disorder. This situation has become extensively alarming in the medical conditions especially in the wounds and healing process. In addition to this, it has been found that the diabetic conditions and the statistics has been increased with the passage of time and according to the rough estimation it has been found that these statistics has been increased to almost 33% of the world's population will be suffering from diabetics by 2050. Type II diabetes mellitus accounts for 90-95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Type II is caused by chronic hyperglycemia, leads to insulin resistance and is often associated with obesity, physical inactivity, genetic and ethnic factors.

To understand the conditions of the patients and the history of diabetic, it is important to situate this knowledge within the broader context of the condition of diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a condition where the pancreas is unable to provide the body with enough or any insulin (CDA, 2009a) while there are three types of diabetes, Type 1, Type 2 and gestational. Gestational diabetes is temporary while a woman is pregnant and usually does not result in issues with serious diabetic issues like diabetic foot ulcers, etc. Approximately 10% of people with diabetes have Type I and 90% have Type 2 (CDA, 2009a); even though these differences in types of diabetes exist, there are no differences in the negative impact of elevated blood glucose on the human body, based on the type of diabetes people have (CDA, 2009b).

People with diabetes are at high risk for developing complications, especially if they do not maintain normal blood glucose levels (CDA, 2008). One of these complications is a neuropathy that could lead to the development of a diabetic foot ulcer, because the body loses its protective sensation in the feet. This is known as sensory neuropathy: however, autonomic and motor neuropathies are also predisposing factors to diabetic because of their impact on the foot (Falanga, 2005). People with diabetes at high risk of developing foot ulcers may manifest one or more or the following signs, symptoms, and/or predisposing conditions: loss of protective sensation to the feet, previous history of foot ulcer, presence of foot deformity, presence of a callus, peripheral arterial disease, amputation (Keswani et al. 2004). The three conditions that contribute to diabetic foot disease are infection, ulceration, and gangrene (Falanga, 2005). It is pivotal that nurses have an understanding or the condition of diabetes and foot ulcers when delivering care to this patient population.

Contribution to the Future of Healthcare

There are various aspects through which contribution can be made to the future healthcare i.e. to investigate if regular educational support for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients are successful in achieving glceamic control. Further, the contribution leads to critically analyze various articles to study the level of knowledge among the type2 ...