Behavioral Health Prevention of Diabetes - 3251 Words

Prevention of Dibetes This paper will address the behavioral health prevention of diabetes. Diabetes will be defined. Type of diabetes and the risk factors will be discussed. The cause of diabetes and what to do to decrease the chance of getting diabetes. The target group and promoting adjustment to diabetes will be discussed. Diabetes can be prevention and if a person develops it can be manage if a person takes care of themselves. Diabetes is the seventh leading killer in the United Stated. According to Straub diabetes mellitus is the body’s inability to produce or use insulin properly, hormone that converts starches and sugar from food to energy. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults. The cause of diabetes is not†¦show more content†¦Health psychology’s can help individual to adjusting to psychological distress, personal coping skills and social support this factors that affect treatment regimens. â€Å"Youth with diabetes and their parents jointly complete diabetes management and family interaction related to diabetes can affect youths’ diabetes self-care and glycemic outcomes† ( Hilliard, Holems, Chen, Maher, Robinson and Streisand, 2013). Parents can persistent in their monitoring to ensure that their teen take care of self and manage their diabetes. Targeted group Children of parents with Type one diabetes. Women are affect more than men and people that are overweight. Gestational diabetes is a risk for women who had it during pregency or that had a nine pound baby or bigger. People that do not exercise regularly and people that have a low HDL cholesterol or high triglycerides. People of low socioeconomic status. 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