Type 2 diabetes is a major concern for healthcare providers, communities and policymakers considering that about 95 per cent of individuals with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Statistics establish that in every ten people, one of them has diabetes translating to more than 30 million Americans (Xu et al., 2018). The high prevalence rate is the reason why I chose to educate the congregation at my place of worship regarding type 2 diabetes. As a community health nurse, I am responsible for helping communities to understand the risk factors of diabetes so that they can adopt healthier behaviors. An analysis of the congregants at my place of worship establishes the reason I have chosen them for diabetes type 2, considering their lifestyles and diets.
The congregants at my place of worship are quite diverse in terms of age, racial affiliation, as well as cultural and economic backgrounds. These differences bring an entirely new dimension when it comes to type 2 diabetes, considering that lifestyle and diet are parallel to these differences. This diversity is one of the main reasons why I chose this congregation as it brings out different perspectives concerning type 2 diabetes in relation to lifestyle and diet. In this case, I am able to compare the prevalence of type 2 diabetes across age groups, races, economic classes, and cultures to get a more in-depth insight. Having made this comparison, I am able to come with relevant advice to different members of the congregation.
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Lifestyle and diet play a central role in determining whether one despite age, race, culture or economic background will be prone to type 2 diabetes or not. Individuals who are inactive in that they are not involved in physical activity due to age or disability are prone to contracting type 2 diabetes. Apart from physical activity, I focus on dietary intake as poor diets increase the risk of this disease. Poor diet is attributed to disproportionate fat distribution in the abdomen as opposed to thighs and hips, which in turn leads to overweight or obesity (Bellou, Belbasis, Tzoulaki and Evangelou, 2018). I have concluded that most of the congregants have poor lifestyles as they rarely engage in a rigorous physical activity mainly due to age. Still, others have poor diets that are sugary and fatty, which increases the likelihood of contracting diabetes. I am hoping that by educating them on the relationship between type 2 diabetes and lifestyle as well as diet, they will have better health outcomes.
In conclusion, as a community health nurse, it is my duty to ensure that my community reports better health outcomes in relation to type 2 diabetes. My place of worship is an ideal place to start from considering that most of the congregants have poor lifestyles and dietary intake. A large proportion of the congregants are inactive, and they do not take time to do regular exercises mainly to age and lack of information. This inactivity and poor dietary choices place them at a higher risk of contracting type 2 diabetes and thus escalate the already high prevalence rate. However, it is possible to bring the rate down if the community members can be helped to adopt healthier lifestyles and diets.
References
Bellou, V., Belbasis, L., Tzoulaki, I., Evangelou, E. (2018). Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus: An exposure-wide umbrella review of meta-analyses. PLoS ONE, 13 (3), e0194127.
Xu, G., Liu, B., Sun, Y., Du, Y., Snetselaar, L. G., Hu, F. B., & Bao, W. (2018). Prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among US adults in 2016 and 2017: a population-based study. BMJ Clinical Research , 362, k1497.
