Category: Diabetes

Research on mobile medical apps for diabetes mellitus (DM) patients Intent to analyze commercially available apps available for DM patients Apps have outcomes published in the literature, received FDA or CE Mark approval Apps intend to support blood glucose (BG) and DM self-management 14 mobile medical apps identified: smartphone-based and glucose meter-based apps To study…

Table of Contents Researchers Burns and Grove Collection of Information about Diabetes Carroll and Marreros Assumptions Methodology Conclusion References Researchers Burns and Grove Burns and Grove (2009) define a critical appraisal of research as a systematic, unbiased, careful examination of all aspects of a study to come up with the merits, limitations, meaning, and significance…

Table of Contents Introduction Hypothesis Control group Treatment group Scientific Experimental Design Problems and biases Conclusion Introduction Scientists sought to experiment that drinking coffee may have a positive implication to blood sugar levels that may lead to diabetes. This procedure had to be carefully conducted to articulate positive results that could be verified through standard…

Table of Contents Researchers Burns and Grove Collection of Information about Diabetes Carroll and Marreros Assumptions Methodology Conclusion References Researchers Burns and Grove Burns and Grove (2009) define a critical appraisal of research as a systematic, unbiased, careful examination of all aspects of a study to come up with the merits, limitations, meaning, and significance…

Table of Contents Introduction Hypothesis Control group Treatment group Scientific Experimental Design Problems and biases Conclusion Introduction Scientists sought to experiment that drinking coffee may have a positive implication to blood sugar levels that may lead to diabetes. This procedure had to be carefully conducted to articulate positive results that could be verified through standard…

Introduction At present, a large number of people are experiencing health complications due to a sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activities, poor nutritional habits, and substance use disorders (SUD). Among the potential diseases, diabetes mellitus is one of the most harmful and impactful developments that negatively affect the quality of life and might lead to…

Table of Contents Purpose Research Question Research Design Population Sample Data Collection Data Analysis Limitations Conclusion Reference List Purpose The article by George and Thomas (2010) is aimed at reporting the issues related to diabetes self-management that were identified in a previous study. Because of the increase in the instances of diabetes development and the…

Introduction The rapid development of new technologies in recent decades offers countless avenues for health promotion and disease prevention. Web-based and smart mobile applications and Web 2.0 are increasingly used by healthcare professionals for delivering tailored health messages focusing on prevention activities in areas such as nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle (Bert, Giacometti, Gualano, & Siliquini,…

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a critical health problem in the United States and other developed countries that have a high prevalence rate and a significant number of risk factors. Apart from the conventional therapy involving lifestyle changes and pharmacological treatment, bariatric surgery is also used to treat T2DM in obese patients. Evidence-based practice…

Introduction The article under consideration dwells upon effectiveness of prandial inhaled insulin and basal insulin glargine compared to biaspart insulin used for treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. The researchers aimed at comparing efficacy of the two types of treatment. They also note that contemporary insulin therapy often has a late onset and extended…