Diabetes Research

African-American children in elementary schools by instituting healthy eating habits and the risks involved in obesity, was instrumental in providing assistance in both financial and legal areas of my research.

The funding paid for the doctors involved with the physical examinations, administrative cost in conducting the surveys, costs in canvassing for participants, educating the participants (paid instructors) and promoting the findings to the public.

Outcomes

The outcome of my research supports the cultural and socioeconomic link to Type 2 Diabetes and the high instance Type 2 Diabetes. The key factor was that a link was established between eating practices and increased risk for diabetes. The post-intervention educated the participants on the need for healthy eating habits and decreasing the chance of acquiring Type 2 Diabetes. The participants showed an increase of good glycemic control. The findings suggest that a culturally tailored healthy life style intervention can significantly improve glycemic control. The study reinforces the belief that interventions using community health workers can result in improved knowledge and better health practices.

I want to add that there is a genetic link involved in acquiring diabetes. African-Americans have a higher propensity in caring a defective gene that helps regulate insulin secretion and absorbency. My research was established to develop a link between cultural and socioeconomic conditions and the link to increased risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. The potential outcome of my research will help educate the public about the importance of healthy life style changes and th

My research is about the correlation between Type 2 Diabetes and African-Americans. I want to explain Type 2 Diabetes so the reader can get a clear picture on this chronic disease. In order to provide the reader a better understanding of the correlation between Type 2 Diabetes and African-Americans, I will concentrate on the impact of ethnicity, nutrition/diet, and socio-economic status. After a careful examination of these three topics in correlation with Type 2 Diabetes, my research will reveal the notion that African-Americans are at a higher risk of acquiring Type 2 Diabetes and insulin resistance than non-Hispanic whites.

The control variable in my research would be race since race determines the risk factor in acquiring diabetes. The independent variable would be the body's ability to produce the correct amount of insulin to keep the body's glucose levels normal. The dependent variable in my research would be genetic composition and how that changes from race to race and affects the production of insulin and proper metabolic function. The extraneous variable would be diet, socioeconomic status and access to health care.

The conceptualization of the variables in the research are based on scientific fact, which will be supported by my research and surveys conducted in the research that support cultural and Socioeconomic components that lead to the increased risk for African-Americans in acquiring Type 2 Diabetes. The findings in the research are rational and backed by scholarly journals that support the cultural and ethnic link to the disparity of diabetes and the chances of acquiring the disease based on ethnicity/race.

The African-American population can be accessed as easily as any other part of the American fabric. The feasibility of the research is high because African-Americans have a vested interest in their health as does any other segment of the U.S. Qualitative research could be done by Telephone survey or better, mail surveys.

Article review

My research on the topic of Type 2 Diabetes was based on careful reading and review of 15 articles on the subject by scholars and experts in the field in order to gain a detailed and authoritative overview of the subject. The authors of these articles discussed and explored various reasons for the higher rate of Type 2 Diabetes in African-Americans. However, in order to appreciate the findings of these articles, let us know provide a brief explanation of Type 2 Diabetes.

Simply stated, Type 2 Diabetes is "any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive discharge of urine and persistent thirst, especially one of the two types of diabetes mellitus." (www.dictionary.com). While, Type 2 Diabetes can normally be controlled through careful monitoring of an individual's diet and exercise, Type 1 Diabetes requires the afflicted individual to use daily insulin therapy. The insulin aides the afflicted individual by enabling him or her to metabolize "carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level" (ibid).

Type 2 Diabetes is a serious and devastating disease that can develop at any age, but usually develops in adulthood. Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise in children due to the large percent of obesity among America's youth (McFarlane 11). Currently, Type 2 Diabetes accounts for ninety percent of all cases of insulin-dependent diabetes in America. Insulin is the chief hormone the body produces that enables the body's cells to absorb energy (glucose). In Type 2 Diabetes, the body can become resistant to insulin or fail to produce enough insulin for the proper energy absorption. The inability of the body to process insulin is referred to as insulin resistance. African-Americans have a disproportional rate of acquiring both Type 2 Diabetes and insulin resistance than non-Hispanic whites. Type 2 Diabetes and insulin resistance develop due to many factors: genetics, high blood pressure, and obesity.

One factor in relation to Type 2 Diabetes is the cost to the nation's healthcare system. Millions of dollars--and the untold amount of suffering caused by complications of Type 2 Diabetes, i.e., amputations, blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks and strokesÐ'--at least suggest a correlation between monetary cost and the suffering of those individuals afflicted with the disease. Bearing this in mind, the link between diabetes in African-American males and socioeconomic factors are undeniable. In fact, research suggests that one and one half as many African-American males as non-Hispanic whites acquire diabetes, and twice as many African-American females than non-Hispanic whites acquire diabetes. Through qualitative surveys and research, I will support the cultural reasoning behind the disproportional rate of diabetes between African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites.

First and foremost, all the authors of the articles clearly agree that there is an increased incidence of acquiring diabetes based on ethnicity. For example, an article by Goldschmid states that urban African-Americans