Diabetes Of The Hispanic Population - 871 Words

Diabetes in the Hispanic Population There are several different types of diabetes, the 6 week intervention program that I have created focuses on type 1 and 2 diabetes in the Hispanic community. Type 1 is when the pancreas does not produce insulin by its self and the patient may have to take insulin shots. Type 2 is when the body has problems breaking down the blood glucose or sugar. The Hispanic population is constantly growing and we have an estimated 13.7% of Hispanics making up the United States. â€Å"The annual percentage of patients with prediabetes in whom overt type 2 diabetes develops is about 5% in the general US population and may reach 15% in the Hispanic American population† (Idrogo Mazze, 2004, para. 7). This a community health issue because of the percentage of Hispanic individuals that may end up with diabetes. These individuals need to be educated to help the promotion, protection, and maintenance of diabetes in this group. That is why I have created the int ervention program for this ethnic group. This biggest boundary for the Hispanic population is communication. This program will be in Spanish to cross that bearer. Each objective will focus on our overall goal for the program to lower the chances of someone becoming a diabetic and maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle for those who are prediabetic as well as are type 1 and type 2. 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