Max Wallis Professor Padgett ENG 1102-016 Oct-29-13

Annotated Bibliography Topic: What can be done to prevent the diabetes pandemic? Proposed thesis: Across the globe diabetes is taking lives and hurting the global economy because we fail to educate the world on it, and recognize its lethal potential.

"Facts and figures about diabetes." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.who.int/diabetes/facts/en/>. The World Health Organization is a hugely credible organization, and because of this it was my go to source for facts and figures pertaining to diabetes, especially on the global scale. I checked almost all of my facts through the WHO website. Several times I found the same facts from 2 different sources where the numbers varied. I would then check the WHO website to verify what source was correct. In a way I used this website to screen my other sources for accuracy. Any medical journal or paper I was considering using as a source was first screened through fact comparison with the WHO website. The only issue I had with this source was that the wording seemed overly technical. Sometimes I found myself having to look certain terms up to understand the writing. Also it didnt go into as much detail as I would have liked on some things. I constantly found myself wanting more details and examples.

Matthews, David, Niki Meston, and Pam Dyson. Diabetes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print. This book was how I first got familiarized with the topic of diabetes. The book was given to me by my dad, who used to work in the pharmaceutical industry making insulin for diabetics. It was the book my father was given when he started his job in order to familiarize himself with a disease he previously knew very little about. It ended up becoming my favorite source by far. The book covers everything having to do with diabetes. It goes into detail on medications common for diabetes, lifestyle affects of diabetes, long-term health complications of diabetes, the future of diabetes, and much more. The book was filled with great diagrams and pictures that served to make the information more digestible. I choose to use this book partly because the author is very credible. The Author David R. Matthews is the Professor of Diabetic Medicine at Oxford University; he is also one of the leaders of the Diabetes Clinical Research Group.

Warren-Boulton, Elizabeth . "National Institutes of Health, National Diabetes Education Program ." National Institutes of Health, National Diabetes Education Program 37 (2011): 48. WorldCat. Web. 15 Nov. 2013. This journal was put together with the cooperation of the National Diabetes Education Program and the CDC. This source focuses on diabetes prevention and lifelong management of diabetes. The section I found most useful from this article was the explanation of the difference between type one and type 2 diabetics. This article explained things in more detail and clearer than any other source I came across. The articles step-by-step explanation on how both variations of diabetes develop was also

very useful. This clear cut explanation made it possible for me to develop the section of my paper that went into detail on how the body develops both types of diabetes.

"The Diabetes Dictionary." National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse 4 (2003): n. pag. WorldCat. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. I found this journal through the campus library. It is a government produced journal and because of this is a very reliable source. This source is something I used when I couldnt understand the often very technical writings of other sources. This source broke things down terms and concepts into the most basic form. This was useful for wrapping my head around a particularly tough topic, like for example how insulin is absorbed in the body. I would turn to this source to better understand a concept or term from another source. Once I had a solid understanding I would return to the original source and find that I could grasp the topic on a whole new level.

NIH, NDEP, and CDC. "Control Your Diabetes For Life: Tips To Help You Feel Better and Stay Healthy." NIH publication 3 (2003): 3. Print. This small article from the National Institute of health was very useful for my research. It focused mainly on people with diabetes who are trying to live a healthy life. It gives tips and advice to diabetics to help them life healthy and minimize the affects of their condition. The article also discussed ways that non-diabetics can be healthy, and continue to avoid developing diabetes.