The Positive Quality Of Life

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Quality of Life People with type two diabetes can suffer emotionally from the disease. Part of the emotional effect is evident in the change of their quality of life. Many of the patients with type two diabetes develop a lower self-esteem and feel down a large amount of the time. It changes people from a positive and optimistic point of view to a negative pessimistic view. They can become easily depressed, and look upon the future with hesitancy (Chew 2). In Bangladesh, there is a very large number of people with type two diabetes. This makes them the second to the largest percentage of people with diabetes in South Asia. Novie Safita stated the following: “Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is an important patient-reported outcome that …show more content…

This is not a new system, but it is growing and gaining popularity in various places. A recent study was performed to determine whether the patient centered medical home approach was beneficial to the patient’s quality of life. This study was cross-sectional and included five hundred and forty patients with type two diabetes (Stevens 161). The result showed that the more medical help at home that the patients received, then the more overall positive quality of life they had. It is important, now knowing this information, to continue to grow and expand this organization. If there is some way that the patient’s quality of life can be better, then there should be action being taken to further this improvement (Stevens 164). There was another study performed that proved that people who use insulin have a more negative effect on their quality of life than those that use tablets and take part in dietary changes. The people who use a more natural way of coping with this disease have a better outlook on the world and themselves than those who must take medicine (Daher …show more content…

Many people who are diagnosed do not have the slightest clue on all the complications, risks, and necessary changes that come with this condition. If we want to see people benefit from this and improve their lifestyle, then we must teach them how to do so. We need to stress to them how important it is to eat right, exercise, find the right medicine, and all the other important factors associated with type two diabetes. We have failed hundreds of people on the prevention of diabetes, and even on how to cope with it. It is time to improve their support groups and knowledge on how to deal with such a horrific condition that will change the rest of their

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