Diabetes Vendor Fair

Understanding that diabetes has reached epidemic proportions globally, the ADA has set up a yearly “wake up call” event that hopes to reach as many individuals in the workplace, homes, clinics, and everywhere in America and have them take the Association’s 60 second survey called the “Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test” ("American Diabetes Association Alert Day," 2017). This event is held every year on the last Tuesday of March, and is called the “American Diabetes Association Alert Day” and all companies and organizations that want to make a difference in this diabetes epidemic can definitely make a difference by sharing via social media, email, digital banners, posters, risk test handouts, and educational resources provided on the ADA’s website. This event focuses on awareness, as prediabetes is a condition that can be reversed with weight loss, active lifestyle, healthy food choices, healthier lifestyle modifications and lastly medications regimen ("American Diabetes Association Alert Day," 2017). As nurses, it is imperative to become involved with associations like the ADA to assist communities with education, screenings measures, and

Specific Purpose: To inform audience of the signs you can look for and types of diabetes.

The goal is to increase the percentage of understanding of diabetes and how to live empowered with diabetes. I will conduct outreach programs in various methods to reach the people to participate in the health program. My objective is done by specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound (SMART) goals. By May 31, 2018, an increase of 40% establishes one-on-one follow up education session with each individual and families through home visits or phone calls to monitor them to improve their lifestyles. By February 30, 2018, an increase of 80% distribution of brochures and with door to door interactions with the individuals in the community. By September 2018, increase 90% of people to engage in community health fair, classes, and exercise activities on diabetes and cardiovascular classes. This will introduce the individuals in social support that allow interactions with teaching and

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.

Community health fairs address the needs of the underserved population and assist community members with access to health care. A health fair is the greatest outreach tool to provide accurate information about health issues and trigger behavior change. (Challenges and Failures of Health Fairs and Community Screenings, n.d.). Burron states health fairs must be engaging, creative and convenient for the participant (Burron, 2011).

Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires continuous medical care and patient self-management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications[ ].

1 January 2017. The purpose of this source is for general scientific research and understanding diabetes. This gives the view on ongoing research, equipment modifications, changes in governmental regulations and the constant flow of information relating to the use of medicines, equipment and

The Sac County Fairgrounds have shaped me in ways that I cannot even describe. I made countless memories with my best friends and family at this place. I learned responsibility, hard work, and what it felt like to be rewarded for both of those things. So many events happen in this one week, at this one place, that all taught me so many life lessons. The many events that I was involved in at the fair, such as, entering my grandma’s vegetables into the open class building, entering my own projects as a 4-H member, and showing cattle. There are so many more wonderful things about this little county fair that I could go on and on about that have shaped me as a person.

You can also get cheap diabetes supplies by going directly to the manufacturer. A lot of manufacturers actually provide affordable supplies to patients with special financial needs. They commit to this to maintain a good public relations character. It will not hurt to ask so go ahead and make some inquiries.

These applications are user friendly and can be personalized for each user. My son uses mySugr Diabetes logbook application. He doesn’t like to use the paper log book and this app helps keep track of his blood sugars and helps with carb counting. There is an area to write down symptoms and a calculator to help with boluses. There is an option to take a picture of your food to help record your meals. It also provides diabetes education and coaching for goal management. It also comes with blood sugar check reminders. This app is free or go pro for a monthly cost. The Pro version links to some glucometer devices, this would upload blood sugars to the app from your device. For a teenager, it is easy to carry your phone and not have to keep the log book to record blood sugars. This is one more step to becoming more independent with his diabetes care. While we were in the hospital when he was first diagnosed, we received a lot of patient information. Most of the patient information was given by video and some return demonstration. There was very little patient engagement. The nurse encouraged us to watch the videos and then check in for any questions. It felt robotic to me, everyone received the same information. If I didn’t have a nursing back ground, I’m not sure I would have felt comfortable coming home. According to Cassono (2013), patient education increases comprehension and participation in self-management of health care and improve quality of life.

Before I knew it the health fair had started and the first round of kids walked in. Most of the students went straight to get their height, weight, and blood pressures done without even blinking an eye. I was beyond nervous for some reason and just sort of stayed in my own little corner. The next round of students came in and I knew I had to do and say something. I mean that was the whole point we were there. I traded spots and took blood pressures and made small talk with the kids and it was great. On the next go around Michelle Ferguson and I talked to the kids about

Recommendations for the health fair encourage participants to explore all the booths to promote healthier lives. The health fair is a place to learn about resources, treatment options to increase health. The knowledge obtained by the participant can assist their families. Follow up calls for participants who had positive testing that need to seek further treatment or confirm a diagnosis. Follow ups can also consist mailings of health information. Health fairs would have a greater benefit to the public if more health care professionals such as physicians, dentists and nurses got involved. The coordination of medical programs with organizations would assist with the reduction health disparities and improve prevention and screening. Health fairs

We directly took corrective actions to overcome the causes. At first, we believed the problem was due to components of the device malfunctioning in the field. Our investigation revealed a subcomponent in our microprocessor caused inaccurate readings if being used in conjunction with our newly designed capillary action test strip (CAP action strip). This strip has better blood glucose level reading in our device than the older generation strip. We have solved this subcomponent problem and keep the benefits of CAP action strip can be utilized by our customers as our commitment to always give the best quality products. Therefore, we have decided to give free replacement of our Gluco Gauge device to all customers who bought our devices and experienced high inaccuracy rate of blood glucose readings. The new devices will be sent to our customers’ addresses after they send the old devices to the stores where they bought it. The more detailed information will be given separately along with this press

Living with diabetes poses many challenges for patients in areas like nutrition, glycemic monitoring and medication adherence. In fact, patients with diabetes

On November 15, 2017, I attended a professional meeting called “Think Like A Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin.” The sponsors for this meeting were SNDA and CVD. The speaker who presented at the meeting was Gary Scheiner Ms, CDE. He is an author of the book “Think Like A Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin.” The general objective for this meeting helped people gain more knowledge about diabetes, and learned more from author personal experiences with type I diabetes. After I attended this meeting, I become more knowledgeable about diabetes. I have a chance to learn more about diabetes nutrition, different type of medications, and many tools that are available for diabetes patients to keep track on the blood glucose.