Background of study: People with diabetes can suffer from diverse complications that seriously erode quality of life. Diabetes, costing the United States more than $174 billion per year in 2007, is expected to take an increasingly large financial toll in subsequent years. Accurate projections of diabetes burden are essential to policymakers planning for future health care needs and costs. A diabetes epidemic emerged during the 20th century and continues unchecked into the 21st century. It has already taken an extraordinary toll on the U.S. population through its acute and chronic complications, disability, and premature death. Trend data suggest that the burden will continue to increase. Due to tight schedule many family adhere to eat …show more content…
A critical function within the infrastructure of a clinical research network is that of the research nurse. found a 4- to 8-fold increase over the last half-century in the number of persons who received a diagnosis of diabetes (1.6 million in 1958 and 12.1 million in 2000) and the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States (0.9% in 1958 and 4.4% in 2000). Increases occurred across all demographic categories, including sex, race or ethnicity, and age (8). Between 1990 and 2001, data from the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System indicate that the largest relative increases in diagnosed diabetes occurred in persons 30 to 39 and 40 to 49 years of age (95% and 83%, respectively); increases in other age groups were 40% in persons 18 to 29 years of age, 49% in persons 50 to 59 years of age, 42% in persons 60 to 69 years of age, and 33% in persons 70 years of age or older.
Research Objectives
The major aim of this research work is to enlighten the target population on the causes of diabetes and how to eradicate the illness and prevent complications which has plagued the citizens of the U.S.A. Most people have tight schedules which predominantly leads to people eating on run and consuming inappropriate amount of carbohydrates and fatty foods. The specific objectives of this research work are as follows:
1. To explain the concept of diabetes mellitus (type 2