Step 3: Critically Analyze the Best Evidence
During this week’s paper, you will focus on critically analyzing the best evidence related to
your EBP on Lack of proper education on patient with type 2 diabetes.
Building on work done in the clinical practicum setting, and looking toward work with the
EBP, address the following questions:
- What is your general analysis of the best evidence related to your identified problem
(Lack of proper education on patient with type 2 diabetes) and the purpose of your EBP?
You will want to consider CPGs, systematic reviews, research sources (e.g., journals), and
experts (including your own expertise). - What templates did you use to help organize your analysis?
Education of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a problem with the body that causes the glucose of the body to rise higher
than normal levels. Hyperglycemia is the greatest collective type of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes
makes the body not to use insulin correctly. It becomes resistant to insulin, and the pancreas will
make up insulin to be used at first. The blood glucose cannot be kept by the pancreas for the
entire lifetime. Patients with type 2 diabetes lack education scheduled for handling the disease
and its heterogeneity (Inzucchi, et al.,2012).
People fail to understand that age and genetics plus ethnicity causes diabetes. Other
modified causes include body mass index and sedentary lifestyles. Education of patients with
diabetes should include areas based on their needs, and they should know the disease process.
The patients do not know the processes involved with the infection and handling the disease. In
my project, the treatment option for patients is not sufficient and are not fully aware of the pills
available for diabetes type 2. The nutritional plan is not fully reached to the patients, and there is
need to educate and make follow ups to all patients (Inzucchi, et al., 2012). The patients are no
well conversant with the medicine which they are prescribed and do not know the exercise plan
which can help them in their lifetime. Monitoring the blood sugar levels is a challenge and not no
knowledge of acute and chronic complications
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The research will be organized in paper format and electronic folders. Electronic tags will
be used for easy identification of folders. Update notes will be availed, and the research strategy
will include sub-issues related with type 2 diabetes. The use of highlighters and sticky notes will
help in the annotation of my project. Highlighting some chapters will allow for quicker
referencing of the relation of the case. The expository style will seem the best and more
overwhelming in formatting the research (Steinsbekk, et al.,2012).
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References
Inzucchi, S. E., Bergenstal, R. M., Buse, J. B., Diamant, M., Ferrannini, E., Nauck, M., … &
Matthews, D. R. (2012). Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: a patient-
centered approach position statement of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and
the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetes care, 35(6), 1364-
1379.
Inzucchi, S. E., Bergenstal, R. M., Buse, J. B., Diamant, M., Ferrannini, E., Nauck, M., … &
Matthews, D. R. (2015). Management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes, 2015: a
patient-centered approach: update to a position statement of the American Diabetes
Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Diabetes
Care, 38(1), 140-149.
Kashyap, S. R., Bhatt, D. L., Wolski, K., Watanabe, R. M., Abdul-Ghani, M., Abood, B., … &
Kirwan, J. P. (2013). Metabolic Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Moderate
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Analysis of a randomized control trial comparing surgery
with intensive medical treatment.Diabetes care, 36(8), 2175-2182.
Steinsbekk, A., Rygg, L., Lisulo, M., Rise, M. B., & Fretheim, A. (2012). Group based diabetes
self-management education compared to routine treatment for people with type 2 diabetes
mellitus. A systematic review with meta-analysis. BMC health services research, 12(1),
213.