Abstract
Currently the increasing cases of diabetes in the US have become a major health issue. The essay below illustrates ways of managing the disease. This essay focuses on the approaches of reducing, diagnosing, and treating diabetes. The essay explores confirmed practice guidelines, clinical approaches, and algorithms that reveal the tasks of the diabetes care physicians in the primary care setting. In the primary care context, the management of the disease relies upon patient focused approaches and personalized care. To address the prevalence of diabetes, the government, members of the public, and the physicians must work together to find and implement appropriate measures to end the consequences of the diseases. Researchers assert that to achieve this, all stakeholders must look for ways that will ensure that we increase our physical activities and reduce the intake of high- energy foods.
Annotated Bibliography
Barnard, N. D., Katcher, H. I., Jenkins, D. J., Cohen, J., & Turner-McGrievy, G. (2009). Vegetarian and Vegan Diets In Type 2 Diabetes Management. Nutrition Reviews, 67(5), 255-263.
This article was published in Nutrition Reviews Journals in the year 2009. The article offers crucial benefits for controlling diabetes with the use of vegetarian and vegan diets (Barnard, Katcher, Jenkins, Cohen, & Turner-McGrievy, 2009). Based on the current findings, persons on vegetarian diets are less likely to be victims of diabetes weighed against non-vegetarians. Medical trials on type 2 diabetes have indicated that food with less-fat vegan diets augment glycemic management extensively compared with the usual diabetes diets. Despite the fact that this consequence is chiefly linked with bigger weight loss, experiments indicate that the reduction in consumption of saturated fats can be attained by consuming high-glycemic-index diets. Similarly, enhanced consumption of fiber and vegetable Protein, concentrated intramyocellular lipids, and reduced iron food arbitrates the impacts of plant-based foods on glycemia.
In the article, the accounted adequacy of vegetarian and vegan foods is analogous to other therapeutic treatments (Barnard e tal, 2009). The existing texts show that vegetarian and vegan diets offer possible benefits for the control of type 2 diabetes. Present dietary advances in the control of type 2 diabetes naturally advocates for a reduction of carbohydrate consumption, reduction in the consumption of fatty foods, and reduction of energy intake among obese persons. As suggested in the other references, these instructions are personalized in accordance with medical situations, ways of life, and food preferences. On the other hand, proofs from observational and medical analysis indicate that plant-based foods give precise advantages. In general, all stakeholders must look for ways that will ensure that we increase our physical activities and reduce the intake of high- energy foods.
The only limitation with this article is that it overemphasizes only on the use of vegetarian diets as a means of managing diabetes. I believe that the disease can be appropriately managed through a combination of therapies.
Dipnarine, K., & Stopka, C. (2013). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an advanced article meant for clinical medics, students, and the people with diabetes. In the primary care context, the management of the disease is based upon patient focused approaches and personalized care. In the article, the author discusses about ADA and IDF screening algorithms used in enhancing faster determinations, the most recent therapies available in the market, patients’ queries, and an analysis on the connection between overweight, sleep disorder, and the disease.
The article highlights on ways of managing diabetes based on proofed approaches. In the introductory part of the article, the author focuses on the disease definition and its causes. As the article progresses, the author highlights on all feature of outpatient care for grownups and teenagers with the disease. Through this, the author illustrates the current curative, behavioral, and surgical alternatives to effective management of patients with the disease in the primary care setting.
One of the articles’ limitations is that the author provided a general knowledge on how to manage diabetes. Dipnarine covers all topics related to diabetes. He does not only focus on the cultural diversity, but also the adjustment of insulin in patients under chemotherapy. In every paragraph, readers are provided with the general means of patient centered care. I believe that it would have been appropriate if the author could have comprehensively covered on a particular approach of managing the disease. This implies that the article cannot be relied on in totality by the medics. As such, professionals should be consulted before administering any therapy approach mentioned in the article. Despite these limitations, I believe that the article is still one of the most inclusive reviews of diabetes. However, the article would not be helpful until readers understand the concepts highlighted in the article. I believe that by studying this article, readers will be able to slow down the explosive progression of diabetes.
Fukunaga, L., Uehara, D., & Tom, T. (2011). Abstract. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Web.
This article focuses on the support requirements and difficulties to effective disease management among working grownups in Hawaii. The study was undertaken with the help of 74 participants. Over the years, researches have been conducted on the quality diabetes care. The results indicate that the existing measures aimed at managing diabetes such as neurological examinations, blood pressure management, smoking cessation, and patient education have not yielded impressive results to suggest that the diabetes care has improved. To determine the factors that have slowed down the development towards improved care among the working class, the author of this article examines the perceptions of a number of working adults in Hawaii.
The article tackles barriers related to disease management with respect to The International Diabetes Center Program. The program champions for the management of the disease as indicated in its mission statement. This methodical treatment agenda comprises of realistic resolutions to the diagnostic and treatment of the disease. Similarly, the program comprises the disease impediments and metabolic syndrome in adults. This is achieved by use of evidence-based medicine.
The article later identified a number of barriers to disease management. These barriers included added health issues, social bigotry, and absence of social support. This implies that the public need to be informed on the issues related with the disease. Through this, the article offers evidence-based approach for medical decision-making, reliable scientifically based practice, ideal criteria for initiating altering therapy, and fostered a patient approach used in the management of the disease.
Kitabchi, A. E., Umpierrez, G. E., Miles, J. M., & Fisher, J. N. (2009). Hyperglycemic Crises in Adult Patients with Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 32(7), 1335-1343.
This advanced article was published on Diabetes Care Journal. The article investigates clinical presentation of severe diabetic crises among adults. These emergencies include the ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, and chronic hyperactive and hypoglycemia. Medics usually encounter these emergencies on their regular practice. The article analyses the top ways of managing these situations and overseeing follow-up guidance and treatment. Numerous researches have been conducted on diabetes mellitus. The article asserts that researchers have found that diabetic management might not be effective if the disease is not appropriately managed during the pre-operative, peri-operative, and post-operative period. The same results indicate that acute decompensation of diabetic control can a times result in fatal attacks if not well managed. In this regard, this article was produced to benefit the doctors, nurses, and other medics because it was realized that all physicians have an obligation to understand ways of diagnosing and addressing such situations.
The article supports my thesis in that it focuses on diabetes management. Through this, it illustrates that the management of the disease should be boosted by enhancing its understanding among the medics. All through the article, the authors emphasizes on description of emergency, epidemiology, possible causes, diagnosis, and medical management.
In the article, the authors substantiate their findings with a number of website content. Based on the fact the numerous sources are unreliable, I feel that the authors’ findings should be applied with caution. In this regard, it is advisable for readers to consult with medical professionals before administering any findings highlighted in the article.
Tidy, D. C. (2013). Patient.co.uk – Trusted medical information and support. Web.
The United Kingdom physicians using the findings from European Guidelines’ researchers produced this article. The article is meant for health professionals and people with diabetes. In the article, the authors assert that all treatments should be focused on lessening signs and reducing the threats of long-term complications. The author asserts that to control the disease the most favorable management of glucose and other cardiovascular risk factors should be affected. These factors include controlling smoking, inactive lifestyle, high blood pressure, dyslipidaemia, and corpulence. The author asserts that to control of type two- diabetes should be customized to meet every patient’s needs and conditions. As such, the usefulness of strict glucose control should be evaluated against any possible difficulties like the recurring hypoglycemia.
For effective diabetes management, the author highlighted on patient education, initial illness assessment, dietary advice, and referral. With respect to patient education, the patients should be able to access planned information about the disease. Equally, the authors assert that through initial assessment and monitoring, the patients, height, weights, waist circumference, smoking status, and glucose control should be assessed. Concerning dietary advice, the author suggests that the patients should be provided with personalized and continuing nutritional counsel from a health care expert with exact knowledge and experience in nutrition.
Unlike the other references, this article is very simple and concise. In this regard, I believe the article can be of more useful to a larger audience than the other articles. Similarly, based on its brevity, it can be argued that most readers will appreciate the article. However, it should be noted that the information provided in the article are in their summary form. Therefore, readers should consult other professionals for their clarification.