Diabetes : Health Promoting And Prevention Methods

Diabetes substantially limits the life function of eating, and it also negatively impacts the life function of learning. Support to manage diabetes and a schedule to check blood sugar levels during non-instructional times of the day or the opportunity to make up any work missed during blood sugar checks are accommodations that would be in this student’s 504 plan. The 504 plan might also require all staff to be trained to recognize and handle any complications related to diabetes to ensure the child’s

Several nationwide programs and incentives were administered in the last couple of decades to promote awareness of diabetes and hopefully help prevent millions of Americans from developing diabetes. Health Agencies, such as World Health Organization (WHO) and Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have developed objectives to tackle diabetes. Some of these objectives include conducting surveillance and obtaining diabetes data to identify trends in the population, spreading awareness about the condition, and developing programs that will enhance diabetes care and ensure the longevity of the patients. Various programs have been developed but while some excel, others fail to benefit the lives of the patient.

Diabetes is a serious medical condition that can also be a risk factor for the development of many different diseases and conditions including dementia, heart disease, and CVA. Thus, effective management of diabetes is very important. Patient compliance can be difficult to achieve if the person affected with diabetes is not educated about the illness or treatment, has not fully accepted the diagnosis or its severity, will not change habits or believes that the prescribed treatment regime is too difficult or ineffective, has cultural beliefs conflicting with the treatment regime, experiences stressful events, lacks social support, or suffers from psychiatric issues unrelated to diabetes (Gerard, Griffin, & Fitzpatrick, 2010). As one may expect, adequate education programs are essential tools when dealing with diabetics. Solid education will provide the patient with information as well as teaching the necessary skills to manage the disorder. The primary focus of any diabetes education program must be to empower patients as a part of the multidisciplinary team. This team should be focused at integrating diabetes into the lives of the patients and this focus should be based on the decisions made by the patient, otherwise the treatment plan can be looked on as forced (Gerald et al., 2010). Every patient stricken with diabetes has the right to benefit from an education program of this type. First, basic education and facts should be administered directly following the diagnosis of

According to the American Diabetes Association, more Americans die each year from diabetes than from AIDS and breast cancer combined. As a result, researchers have extensively studied the causes, treatments, and interventions for diabetes. Despite efforts to ameliorate its effects, diabetes remains a prevalent danger in society. In 2014, 7% of U.S. adults were living with diagnosed diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). In Louisiana that number was even higher - 10.4% of adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. Breaking it down by age group, however, in Louisiana 3% of people aged 18 and 44 have been diagnosed, and 15.2% of people 45-64. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015a). Several studies have predicted future rates of diabetes both in the United States and worldwide - nearly all of these studies reached a similar conclusion: rates of diabetes will continue to rise (Boyle et al., 2001).

The rate of diabetes in the United States is one of the highest compared to other developed countries. An estimate of 9.3% of the population have diabetes, of those with diabetes 27.8% have yet to be diagnosed (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). This means that approximately 8.1 million people are currently living with diabetes, but are unaware of it. As of 2012, 12.3% of people with diabetes were 20 years old or older, the largest population diagnosed with diabetes were adults 65 years old or older. 25.9% of this population lives with diabetes (CDC, 2014). On a national level, the CDC have launched initiatives that focus on prevention and disease management. The National Diabetes Prevention Program is an example of one such initiative. This program focuses on lifestyle changes,

Diabetes has become an epidemic in today’s society. Diabetes affects almost every system in the body, and with an estimated 346 million people in the world with diabetes, healthcare has been heavily affected by the disease (Ramasamy, Shrivastava, P., & Shrivastava, S., 2013). One of the biggest issues for healthcare workers when it comes to diabetes, is that it is such a complicated disease. With so many different systems being affected, medical professionals have had to learn how the disease process works, what causes diabetes to work through the systems, and the best treatments to address all these issues. Through much research, the healthcare system has grown very knowledgeable on diabetes. One important aspect of treating diabetes has been in the introduction of diabetic education. In the past, nurses and dieticians had been responsible for educating patients on diabetes, but now that role is also extended to other people in the healthcare team, including the patient (Tomky, 2013). In fact, patients taking an active role in the education process, including learning to self-care has now become a priority in diabetes treatment. The following paper will discuss diabetic education, the importance of self-care and how this affects a patient’s compliance.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires constant self-care management practices among diabetic patients. The patients have to make decisions to stick to a strict diet and exercise plan, they also have to be involved in complex activities aimed towards their care and health. Diabetes self-management education provides patients with essential information and has been shown to have a positive impact on the health of patients. Self-management enhances patients with skills and knowledge and information for self-care. The problem focus for this project is lack of culturally diabetes self-management education for the diabetic Hispanic adult population who receive care at a free clinic in Indio, California. Patients who have diabetes need information about their behavior and diet plans to help in the management and maintenance

Assessing the importance of the behavior changes in the patients diagnosed with diabetes was an objective met during the patients interaction. During clinical hours the patients were evaluating for the readiness in behavior changes by identifying the stage the patients were at the time of the visit. Agenda setting was an approach chosen to help a diabetic patient to identify behaviors to change (physical exercise or diet) and set a realistic goal to achieve. BATHE technique helped to identify a new problem during the interview like losing weight in a patient with diabetes. PLISSIT model implemented for helping a transgender individual help to express sexual problems and providing integrated care.

Interventions to achieve the goals are: Continuation of Low Energy High Protein (LEHP) diet advised by the dietician, in conjunction with regular physical aerobic exercise, at least 30 minutes per day, initially a few days a week increasing up to every day as per tolerance (RACGP & Diabetes Australia, 2016). Asking Michael to keep a diary of his blood glucose levels throughout each day, documenting the time and reading in combination with what he has eaten, will help to better manage and promote awareness for Michael over his diabetes. Patient education about his conditions, the interrelatedness and interconnectedness, ensuring that Michael knows how to correctly check his blood glucose levels and correctly administered his insulin; importance of complying with medication management regime. Education about healthy eating and exercise

168) Incorporating the normative-reeducation strategy, the nurse will draw upon others to add strength to the plan for changing Sam’s compliance. Assessing Sam’s role in his care and correlating his wife’s attitude towards his lack of compliance is one area of discussion. If Sam has a clear understanding of his role in his care and how this affects his personal social circle, this may help Sam to see how his noncompliance truly affects those around him. Another possible way in which the normative-reeducation approach works is to allow someone close to Sam who has a similar diabetic management plan speak from experience and this can influence a change in attitude for Sam. In this approach, others can create a change in Sam’s decision to follow his medical

The review of literature section will define diabetes and prediabetes, identify the prevalence and major risk factors for diabetes, and present behavioral changes that can reduced the risk of developing diabetes. This section discusses the types of presentations and teaching methods that have been utilized in diabetes prevention and the health belief model. The final paragraphs in the review of literature present the learning theory and delivery method of instructional designs, which are ideal for a diabetes prevention program.

Diabetes is associated with wide range of complications such as chronic renal failure, blindness, amputations, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and neuropathy (Alotabi, A., et al., 2016). There is no known cure for diabetes, but the disease can be controlled through health management that includes multiple perspectives of care such as medications, blood glucose monitoring, diet, nutrition, screening for long-term complications and regular physical activity (Alotabi, A., et al., 2016). Managing diabetes may be complicated and requires the knowledge and skills of both healthcare providers and the clients. Studies have shown that to prevent or delay diabetic complications due to diabetes, counseling and other lifestyle interventions are the effective therapy. Even with many policies set up for diabetes, 8.1 million Americans are undiagnosed with diabetes mellitus, and approximately 86 million Americans ages 20 and older have blood glucose levels that considerably increase their risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus in the next several years (CDC, 2015). For diabetes care to be successful there needs to be a good understanding of the disease and management by both patients and healthcare providers,

Patients are referred to the nutrition clinic and the patient is given all the nutritional information that helps him to maintain the sugar level to the normal level and avoid all meals that help raise blood sugar.

This objective will be an individual goal for our target population, since we hope to see a benefit in each individual who takes part in our intervention. During the beginning of the twelve month period, we plan to hold one or two events each month, for a duration of four month. We will educate our population about sugars and carbohydrates in foods. This dietary education and in depth knowledge will help our target population further understand which foods are best to eat depending on if their sugars are high, low, or stable. We feel this objective is an appropriate goal for our intervention because high and low sugars are extremely dangerous and can lead to short term and long term side effects, if left unaddressed. We as professionals, understand each of our clients will be using insulin in order to regulate their sugars. What we hope to achieve from our education is to help to lower the amount of insulin our clients use. Insulin, if overused, can lead to side effects such as hypoglycemia. Another reason we feel educating our target population on how to regulate their blood sugar levels with diet change is due to the fact that medication for type two diabetes is expensive. We feel if we

In the short term goals, the clients need to demonstrate understanding of the interconnection of diet, activities, insulin administration, and blood glucose monitoring in diabetes control. In the long term goals, the client will maintain to write a log of insulin administration and their monitoring of blood glucose level, bring it with them at next visit appointment. Also, the clients will be able to integrate diabetes into their lifestyles. “Nurses who develop educational activities for young children with T1DM should address not only physical aspects ( blood sugar monitoring, insulin administration, diet, and exercise management), but also focus on interacting with the child, participating and understanding the experiences of pain, increasing understanding of the disease, and improving the child 's quality of life, particularly the emotional and psychosocial aspects" (Pediatric Nursing, 2015).