Proposal

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Empowering People with Type 2 Diabetes to Take Control of Their Diet and Exercise

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction1

Aims and Objectives1

Rational2

UK prevalence statistics for diabetes2

Literature Review3

Definition of Diabetes3

Types of Diabetes3

Why Type II4

Type 2 Diabetes4

Empowerment5

Empowering Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Diet and Exercise5

Nurses role in empowering patients6

Research Methodology6

Mixed method7

Literature Search7

Instrument for data collection7

Data analysis7

REFERENCES8

Introduction

Life is beautiful! Everyone in this world wants to live a happy and healthy life. There are certain crippling diseases that snatch all the liveliness and energy of life away. This in turn, restricts individuals to allow different pleasures of this life. Exercise can help control weight and reduce the level of blood sugar.

It also reduces the risk of heart disease, a common condition in people with diabetes. Exercise can also help you feel better about yourself and improve your overall health. Besides proper medication an individual who suffers from diabetes can take care with the help of exercises and various cardiovascular aerobics.

In this research, the researcher will focus on to determine the impact of empowering people with type 2 diabetes in order to take control of their diet and exercise. It will make a practical and positive difference by providing hope and empowerment by motivating them and making them realized that they can cope up with Type 2 disease very easily.

The researcher believes that people who experience Type 2 diabetes do have full right to live happily and the concept of empowerment will encourage them to feel more confident, and enable them to take control of their diet and exercise.

Aims and Objectives

The study has following aims and objectives

To assess the impact of empowering people with type 2 diabetes for taking control of their diet and exercise.

To determine the prevalence of type II diabetes in UK.

To determine the role of nurses in empowering diabetes (Type II) patients.

Rational

This research will be conducted to facilitate patients of Type II diabetes with information regarding diabetes and how empowerment can help them to take control of their diet and exercise. Moreover, this research would help academicians and student fraternity to conduct further research on the said topic. Furthermore, this research will play a vital part in creating awareness among people and nurses that by empowering people with type 2 diabetes can help them to take control of their diet and exercise (Harris, 1992, p. 817).

The rational for choosing this topic is because Type II diabetes is a serious disease, which affects many people worldwide. According to the statistics it affects approximately 17 million people in the UK (90 percent to 95 percent of whom have type II diabetes) 11.1 million have been diagnosed, but 5.9 million are unaware they have the disease (Glasgow, 2009, p.836).

UK prevalence statistics for diabetes

Year

Prevalence

1940

200,000

1960

400,000

1980

800,000

1996

1,400,000

2004

1,800,000

2010

3,000,000

Literature Review

This section elaborates the existing literature on Diabetes and presents the type os Diabetes and explores the concept of empowerment. Furthermore, significance of empowering people with Type II diabetes was elaborated.

Definition of Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, which is more commonly known as diabetes, comes with a big group of diseases that are ...