How Does Diabetes Affect Nursing

Effect of Diabetes on Healthcare and Nursing It can be argued that there is no greater health concern in the world, and in particular, the United States than the rapidly increasing number of people diagnosed with diabetes. Relatively recent changes to the diet and lifestyle of the general public have created a "perfect storm" of conditions that seem to perpetuate the onset of diabetes in an increasing number of people on a daily basis. According to the American Diabetes Association, the annual economic cost directly related to diabetes in 2002, including costs of diabetic care and chronic diabetes-related complications was $92 billion. According to the same survey, indirect costs of diabetes, including lost workdays, restricted activity,
It is unknown how this will affect healthcare in the nations, because most of the population in these areas is far to poor to afford health insurance, much less medications such as insulin needed to properly treat the
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