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A 5 page research paper that discusses the incidence of diabetes in New Mexico within the context of community health nursing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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body reacts to insulin, produces insulin or both of these conditions. Insulin is the means by which the body lowers blood glucose levels when they become high and if factors
impede the ability of the body to accomplish this task, blood glucose, that is, sugar, remains high, doing irreparable and permanent damage to nerves and blood vessels. If not addressed
this eventually results in organ damage, resulting in the numerous negative side effects for which diabetes is notorious, diabetes can cause cardiovascular disease, renal failure, blindness, nerve damage, and result
in amputations of limbs impaired by poor blood flow. The following paper specifically considers this problem in regards to the incidence of diabetes in New Mexico from the perspective
of community health nursing. First of all, an overview is offered of the incidence and severity of diabetes in New Mexico, which demonstrates why this problem can be considered the
most severe health problem facing this community. Secondly, the value of a family perspective in addressing diabetes will be described, as well as the challenges involved in providing this type
of care. Lastly, the topic of distributive justice will be discussed in regards to its applicability to community health nursing practice. Diabetes in New Mexico The New Mexico Department
of Health (NMDH) indicates that, as of 2007, it was estimated that 157,930 New Mexico adults, 18 years of age and older, had diabetes, with 116,125 diagnosed and 41,805 undiagnosed
(NMDH, 2010). The risk for diabetes increases with age and is also associated with the increase in overweight/obesity. Between 1990 and 2007, the New Mexican population of adults over 60
grew by 59 percent (NMDH, 2010). While the percentage of diagnosed cases for the years 2000 to 2008 for New Mexico is consistently a few percentage points below that of
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