Nurses in Diabetes Management: A Critical Role

Nurses in Diabetes Management: A Critical Role

The purpose and rationale for selecting the topic and the disease especially diabetes type 2 is because of the alarming statistics in the United States and lack of knowledge on diabetes management among the public. The National Diabetes Statistic report of 2014 indicated that in the United States, 9.3% of the population or a total of 29.1 million people have diabetes. This includes the 21 million people who have been diagnosed and the 8.1 million people who are undiagnosed (CDC, 2015). Statistics also indicate that amongst the people who are ailing from diabetes, approximately…