The Importance Of Type 2 Diabetes

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Every year “3,600 children are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes” (American Diabetes Association, 2013). This alarming statistic can almost always be prevented with lifestyle behavior changes and education. Much of our youth today is preoccupied with technology. In many cases technology has hindered physical activity, attention span in the classroom, and nutritional choices. Education has been proven to provoke the minds of the younger population to make better decisions about their nutrition, and to be involved in physical activity. This is known as lifestyle intervention education.
The purpose of this paper is discuss the PICO question: In overweight pediatric patients is education of type two diabetes effective opposed to no education in preventing the development of type two diabetes? This paper will review and discuss the principles of evidence based practice and will then execute a literature search. Once articles are found this paper will critically appraise evidence in the studies, and determine if education was helpful in preventing type 2 diabetes among the youth.
Clinical Significance of the Issue
The decision to discuss a topic related to diabetes was made because of the prevalence of newly diagnosed children with type 2 diabetes. Previously type 1 diabetes in children was the most common. Type 1 diabetes is not preventable, but it can be treated with medication, insulin, and lifestyle habits. Now new evidence and statistics is coming forward suggesting that obesity is the number one disease in our youth, and the reason why type 2 diabetes is on the rise. Some studies suggest that “8% to 45% of children diagnosed with diabetes have the form known as type 2” (Nemours, 2014). Type 2 diabetes is preventab...

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Conclusion
In past years we have made huge strides in making the public aware of type 2 diabetes. But currently, the CDC (2013) states, “25.8 million people in the United States (8.3% of the population) have diabetes. Of these, 7.0 million have undiagnosed diabetes” (para. 2). This statistic, although shocking, can be reduced. With the knowledge we have today about type 2 diabetes and along with the ongoing studies, and interventions being proposed we can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. To start with the youth is vital in this process. Children are impressionable humans at this age, and if they are educated with lifestyle interventions (as presented in the previously discussed articles) modification can be made in the health and in behaviors.

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