Type 2 Diabetes

What is Type 2 Diabetes? Overview       Type 2 Diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, and occurs when the body can not regulate and use sugar (glucose) as fuel. There is a lack of insulin (a hormone made by the pancreases) resistance caused by the pancreases failing to function properly resulting in too much sugar circulating in the blood (Chatterjee, Khunti, & Davies, 2017).  Blood sugar or blood glucose is the main source energy that comes from the food you eat. Obesity is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. When blood sugar is consistently too high, other health complications may arise. When someone with type 2 diabetes does not manager their blood sugar levels, it could lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, foot problems, eye disease, gum disease, sexual and bladder problems (Basu,2017). Treatment for type 2 diabetes include medications such as insulin, and pill forms. You can also manage type 2 diabetes by lifestyle change...

Challenges and Solutions   Type 2 diabetes a huge burden on the United States health care system. As the number of people developing type 2 diabetes rise, it is projected to reach 15 per 1000 people by 2050 (Morgan,2017). Although there has been many new developments of treatment, type 2 diabetes, managing and sustaining a normal glucose levels are still challenging for most. In older adults diabetes is a disabling disease because of vascular complications, coexisting multiple comorbidities, and increased prevalence of cognitive and physical dysfunction (Morgan,2017). Rising cost in food and health care is a challenge for a lot of people who suffer from type 2 diabetes. Many Medicare Part D plans have resorted to cost-sharing, formulary restrictions, prior authorizations, step therapy, and other risk-sharing approaches(Morgan,2017). Challenges and Issues for Family Members Family members of a person with type 2 diabetes can face many issues and challenges. ...

  Psychological Concepts Type 2 Diabetes is known to cause some sort of psychological distress and negative affective disorders in patients with this illness. There are a large number of patients with type 2 diabetes that suffer from clinical depression, and those who do not meet the full criteria for a depressive disorder may still suffer from distress that can cause them to engage in poor self-care, functioning across multiple domains, and quality of life (Massey, Feig, Duque-Serrano & Huffman,2017). Depression and anxiety are consistently associated with poor glucose management. Depression is associated with: impaired glucose control functional disability end0organ complications mortality distress associated with poor treatment adherence                                             Although type 2 diabetes has negative psychological affects on patients, if a person ha...

 Introduction  https://youtu.be/GFmc3s6CQcI  (Youtube, 2012) Ron Castro was newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He found out during a recent check up that his A1C level were elevated; he'd never had them checked before. Ron stated that he is very active at work, lift weights, and typically eats healthy, but noticed that his weight has increased some. After his diagnosis, Ron started counting his carbohydrate and calorie intake. Whenever he goes out to dinner, he would eat less bread or no bread at all. He also uses an app on his phone that allows him to check the restaurant's nutritional facts before he arrives.  He stopped lifting weights because it caused him to gain weight. Instead, he does more cardio by walking at least four days a week, and started back playing basketball with his friends. He has a wife, kids, and grandkids whom all live in the household with Ron, and he described them as his support system. They make sure he stays on track with his healthy e...