Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors and Causes

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Quantitative Research Question......................................................................................................2
Literature Search..............................................................................................................................2
Literature Review............................................................................................................................3
Qualitative Research Question........................................................................................................4
Literature Search..............................................................................................................................4
Literature Review............................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The paper will consider the case study of Violet, who is suffering from several clinical issues.
The clinical issues identified from the case study are type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis and a lower
left leg ulcer. Out of these clinical issues, I will nominate type 2 diabetes as the focus of my
research questions. This form of diabetes is the most common kind of diabetes and a lifelong
ailment that prevents a person’s body from utilizing insulin in the correct method. The people
with this form of diabetes are called to be resistant to insulin, and their blood sugar level (BSL)
usually are too high.
Quantitative Research Question
The quantitative research question is a type of descriptive research question. The question aimed
to explain a specific concern that is significant risk factors connected to diabetes of type 2. The
quantitative research was designed to find out “what existed and what was going on” with the
targeted who were suffering from diabetes of type 2. The descriptive research question has been
designed to discover the response of the respondents towards the particular question (Olson and
McAuley, 2015). It is the easiest method to quantify the specific variable interested on a large
scale. The polls of public opinion was found to describe some part of people who hold different
views that are mainly descriptive in nature. The quantitative research aimed for finding out the
risk factors connected with individuals having type 2 diabetes.
Research Question: What are the significant risk factors in the individuals with type 2 diabetes?
(DeBoer et al., 2015)
Literature Search
The literature search for answering the research question was a pivotal step to perform authentic
research. The available printed information is vast, and so selecting the right articles relevant to
the research in question was significant (Escalada et al., 2016). Several databases are available to
perform a literature search. The search engine that was used is Google Scholar for answering the
research question. The search terms used for answering the research question were "type 2