This reflective journal illustrates the understanding of one self's modified diet. This also shows the different factors why people have food preferences yet don't know the nutrition contents. Through the use of empiricism, the activity was a successful way of learning the effects of the foods that have been taken by the author. The activity was done by capturing different photos while eating with groups/self in a basis of per meal/snack/vises for 15 days. And because of the activity, the author had the time to realize that the activity is not only for the intention to look for her diet but also to empathize with the patients with Diabetes Mellitus regarding their condition and why patients have the hard time opposing their urge to fill their satisfaction when eating.
Introduction.
Living in a new generation and advanced technology is where we are focusing in combating diseases and other health problems that people encounter in everyday life. Statistics show that Diabetes Mellitus has been one the diseases that we are fighting. Among Filipinos, Diabetes Mellitus is the number eighth leading cause of mortality based on DOH (2009) and has a prevalence rate of 7.1% in 2008, (Quizon, 2008). Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease wherein there is a high level of sugar in the blood. It has two types; they are referred as type 1 which is the insulin-dependent diabetes while type 2 is the insulin- dependent diabetes. It is caused by the insufficiency of the production of insulin, and the production of defective insulin or the improper usage by the cells. Due to complications and other effects of having the disease, most of the patients seek medical treatment and nurses have a great role in caring for patients with Diabetes Mellitus (Stoppler, 2014).
There are studies regarding unhealthy lifestyle affects the latter part of life, wherein most of the people develop diseases like cardiovascular diseases and Diabetes Mellitus.