Assessment 1 - Intervention Rationale 9
Title: Type 2 Diabetes
Student: Maelys Joli
Student Number: 19518181
Email Address: [email protected]
School/Department: Public Health
Unit: Health Promotion Methods
Lecturer/Tutor: Tenille Voges
Date Due: 20th September 2020
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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction 3
2.0 Problem 3
3.0 Amenable to change? 4
4.0 Benefits greater than costs? 5
5.0 Acceptance for the interventions 5
6.0 Recommended actions 6
7.0 Conclusion 7
8.0 References 8
1.0 Introduction
Type 2 diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a lifelong chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin (Diabetes Australia, 2020; WHO, 2018). According to Diabetes Australia (2020), Type 2 diabetes represents 85–90 percent of all cases of diabetes (Diabetes Australia, 2020). Ordinarily, it effects on adults that are over the age of 45 however, progressively more in younger age groups (Diabetes Australia, 2020). The cause of Type 2 diabetes is unknown; however, this illness is considered with modifiable lifestyle risk factors such as insufficient physical activity, poor diet and overweight or obesity (Diabetes Australia, 2020).
Lin et al. (2016) have described that while these are not the only factors leading to diabetes creation and implementation, several studies have shown that mitigation of diabetes among high-risk individuals through lifestyle change is feasible, effective and cost-effective, target particular diet and exercise for weight reduction. Alcohol intake, physical activity, diet, obesity, weight, cholesterol levels, creation of lipid and blood pressure are primary risk factors for T2DM. These factors play important roles in managing diabetes, developing diabetic complications and the quality of patient care
2.0 Problem
Type 2 diabetes affects more than 180 million people worldwide (Diabetes Australia, 2020). According to WHO (2018), patients, experiencing type 2 diabetes, tend not to react adequately to insulin. This is called insulin resistance. The effects of insulin resistance can create several health problems (Diabetes Australia, 2020) such as, heart disease and stroke, complications with vision and blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage, foot problem and amputation (Diabetes Australia, 2020).
Diabetes is family-run. If someone is having a diabetes family member, s/he has a genetic propensity to the situation. While people may have had a strong genetic propensity to type 2 diabetes, the cost is greatly increased if people have a number of countertop is positioned, including hypertension, overweight and obesity, insufficient exercise activity, bad diet and the traditional 'apple form' body that holds excess weight around the waist. As mentioned by Lean et al. (2019), many people suffering from type 2 diabetes show no symptoms. Since type 2 diabetes is frequently (but not always) diagnosed at a later age, signs are often discarded as part of becoming older.
In some instances, the symptoms of diabetes could already be visible by the time type 2 diabetes is diagnosed. Although there is, currently, no cure for type 2 diabetes, lifestyle changes and treatment can control the disease. Type 2 diabetes is progressive and needs to be properly treated to avoid complications. As stated by Buse et al. (2018), many type 2 diabetes approaches are restricted in their ability to account for the impact of physical and social influences on behavioural patterns (such as low wages, work instability, low educational achievement and poor living conditions).
As indicated by Pamungkas, Chamroonsawasdi, Vatanasomboon and Charupoonphol (2020), if future interventions neglect to incorporate a broader social lens, they will fail to address sustainably, the necessary population-based changes essential to mitigate the incidence and long-term effects of this condition for the patient and for society. To do this, it is important to capitalise on the current disparities in prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes and use this knowledge to strengthen health policies and existing therapies. The solution must be cost...