Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study

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Problem Statement
Diabetes is condition where body cannot produce or respond appropriately to insulin which is a hormone that body needs to absorb and use glucose as fuel for the body’s cells.
It exist 3common types of diabetes described as type 2 diabetes resulting from a combination of resistance to the action of insulin and insufficient insulin production. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body loses its ability to produce insulin, and gestational Diabetes which is a complication of pregnancy that lead to perinatal complications in mother and child, (Healthy People, 2020).
The qualitative study outlines a growing issue with Type 1 Diabetes in the world today, with 215,000 children suffering from the condition in the U.S. These children require daily administration of insulin, which means they are dependent upon nursing care frequently. The problem statement surrounds the question of whether nurses and medical care providers are properly trained on diabetes management. The authors imply that their perspectives might have an impact on the quality of care in which diabetes patients receive. Oftentimes nurses and other health care personnel are disconnected from their patients. Diabetes, for example, is a condition in which one might not understand unless he or she has suffered from it. The authors are therefore suggesting that by
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The authors predict that these perspectives might be an indicator of the quality of care or knowledge of care in which these individuals provide to patients suffering from diabetes. Improving these perspectives might “more effectively prepare them to understand the complexities of diabetes management faced by patients with diabetes and, therefore, provide better patient care” (Pg.