Reference no: EM133917521

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Fifty-two patients participated in the intervention group and twenty patients in the conventional group. The patients in the intervention group attended small regular sessions and telephone communications from diabetic educators and self-monitoring of blood glucose synced with the hospital to optimize glucose monitoring. This randomized trial demonstrated that aggressive diabetic educator intervention added to better glycemic control than insulin alone. Therefore, education to proper blood sugar monitoring adds to better glycemic control than only conventional insulin therapy.

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The potential health concern for this 49-year-old female is Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is characterized by an array of dysfunctions defined by hyperglycemia that is elevated blood sugar resulting from a combination of resistance to the action of insulin hormone, inadequate insulin secretion, and inappropriate secretion of glucagon, an antagonist hormone to insulin (Raevuori et al., 2015, p. 555). The patient is considered obese based on her BMI of 32.2, and she also binge eats large portions of desserts every weekend, which is a typical eating disorder BED. Researchers suggest that up to 10-40% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for Type 2 Diabetes, and binge eating is linked with a significantly earlier stage of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (Raevuori et al., 2015, p. 556). The patient's physical inactivity and her BMI being 32.2 demonstrate a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The combined effect of BMI and physical activity is needed to sort patients by risk and target those at the highest risk of developing diabetes (Weinstein, 2004).