Comparison Of Research Articles Sample Paper Part 2: Analysis of the Two Articles

 

Introduction

Diabetes is an ailment that occur in humans when the blood sugar/blood glucose rises above the recommended level. The body derives its sugar from blood glucose that comes from the food consumed. Too much glucose in the body may have a negative impact on the body due to the inability of insulin to keep check on blood sugar (Raghavan et al., 2019). These article compares two research articles published by a scholarly journal on diabetes. One of the articles chosen for comparison is Deaths Attributable to Diabetes in the United States: Comparison of Data Sources and Estimation Approaches by Stokes and Preston, (2017). The second journal article chosen on diabetes is Diabetes Mellitus–Related All‐Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in a National Cohort of Adults by Raghavan et al., (2019).

1.Summary of the topic you chose with rationale

            I chose the topic diabetes because it is one of most prevalent and fast-rising disease in my community, country and the world by extension. Secondly, diabetes is rated as one of the top-5 killer diseases in America which means it requires urgent attention. Medically, diabetes is the inability of the body to regulate the body’s blood sugar resulting into complications (Noubiap et al., 2019). Some of the medical conditions and mental disorders that may be experienced due to diabetes include; stroke, heart disease, depression, anxiety, obesity, high blood pressure, frustration, bodily pain especially at the joints among other related problems.  It can either be acute, which means short in nature or it can be chronic which means on-going and long. Type 1 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes that affects millions of people worldwide. It is usually short in nature and lasts between a few days and or weeks. It is usually caused by a number of factors such as unhealthy life styles and other health risks such as bad eating habit. On the other hand, chronic diabetes may go for many months or even longer.

Consequences of Diabetes

Productivity

One of the negative consequences of diabetes which goes to affect quality of life is reduced productivity. Lack of sleep at night leaves one weak, stressed and frustrated which affects both the quality and quantity in terms of production. Many aspects of modern life are measured on one’s productivity. School, work and jobs are all measured on quality and quantity of production. People experiencing diabetes are not able to be as productive as required by the virtue of the fact that they are not well (Cowie et al., 2018) This reduction in their productivity will affect the quality of lives they live because, high production is associated with much returns and vice versa.

Increased Chances of Accidents

As seen in the results/findings of the two studies, diabetes greatly weakens people’s reflexes which lead to individuals being slow or reacting slower than usual.  Slow reflexes increase an individual’s vulnerability to accidents. For example, many drivers with diabetes may cause an accident mainly because they failed to respond to an emergency situation on the road because they did not respond fast enough. A good example is when a driver in front brakes suddenly, the driver behind will need to react to this situation by hitting the brakes hard to avoid a collision. Those with diabetes may not be in a position to react fast enough in such situations.

Worsening Medical Conditions

The many researchers on the relation between diabetes and medical conditions attest to the fact that diabetes can worsen existing medical conditions and, in some cases, though rare may lead to a medical condition. People with diabetes, heart diseases, and other chronic illnesses may see their conditions worsening because of the inability to get adequate sleep. Many doctors nowadays advice their patients on the importance of having as much sleep at night as possible because their recovery squarely lies on having enough sleep, medication and other factors.