Patient Teaching Care Plan

Type 1 Diabetes is when the body does not produce its own insulin. This is usually developed before they are 40 years of age such as early adulthood or teenage years. This type of diabetes is not as common as Type 2 Diabetes. Only about 10% of people with diabetes have Type 1. People with this type need to take insulin injection or their entire life, as well as monitor their blood-glucose levels by taking regular blood test along side

The body does not produce insulin so a person who has type 1 diabetes must take insulin daily (hypoglycemia).

Type 2 is characterized by the body’s inability to use insulin effectively because of a combination of resistance to insulin as well as an overall decrease production in insulin. There is a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes, but there are several other factors that also put an individual at

Over this last week, I have received a patient named Sherman “Red” Yoder. He is an 80-year-old male farmer, who lives alone in the farmhouse that he had grown up in. Red was married for 50 years and has been a widow now for 10 years. Red has one son, Jon, who takes care of the farmhouse and the land. He has one daughter-in-law, Judy, who is in involved with his care. Red was diagnosed with diabetes six months ago. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition that affects your body 's ability to use the energy found in food. As of only a few weeks ago, Red has been managing his diabetes with insulin. Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar. Before he began using insulin, he managed his diabetes with oral medication. After carefully assessing Red’s chronic illness, diabetes, many red flags were presented that could interfere with his management. In turn, this would cause further complications.

Type 1 Diabetes, also called “insulin-dependent diabetes”, “juvenile diabetes”, or “early-onset diabetes”, is when the pancreas produces little to no insulin. Type 1 diabetes is not as common as type 2, but 10% of all diabetics are type 1. Patients with type 1 diabetes will need to take insulin injections for the rest of there lives. Also people with type 1

Type 1 diabetes involves insufficient or no release of the hormone insulin by the pancreas and therefore requires daily insulin therapy while Type 2 diabetes results from either insufficient release of insulin or general inability of insulin to act on certain body cells, such as muscle cells and may or may not require insulin therapy.

Treatment of diabetes is important to minimize the harm that is done to the body by diabetes. In addition to exercise and a special diet, type 1 diabetes patients need regular insulin injections to lower the blood sugar levels, while people with type 2 diabetes usually don’t need insulin shots, most of them require insulin tablets in addition to healthy diets and regular exercise and a few don’t even need the insulin tablets. (2, 7)

Insulin is a crucial thing in a Type One Diabetics life. It is the only treatment for them. Not to confuse you, but insulin is no cure by any means. Their pancreas has stopped making insulin, so they must inject themselves with insulin several times each day in order to stay alive. They also must check their blood glucose levels at least every five hours throughout the daytime to make sure it does not go to high or low and before each meal. The only real treatment for Type Two Diabetics is eating healthy foods and exercising daily. They also must check their blood glucose levels regularly, but not near as often. Some people do take insulin for their Diabetes to help their pancreas produce a little more insulin, but it is only required if food, exercise and medicine (pills) are not working.

Type 2 Diabetes is a very harmful disease that is caused by the reduction of insulin produced in the body. Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the body that allows the sugar in the body to be used. People that are diagnosed with type 2 are resistant to insulin ands will have to receive insulin shots. Although diet and exercise can help with type 2, medications still have to be taken. There are many different types of medications and they are all different, depending on how severe the condition is.

Type two diabetes is another type of diabetes. Type two diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. If you have type two diabetes, your body does not use insulin properly. Your

THe symptoms for type one diabetes include; urinating often, being very thirsty, blurred vision, and easy fatigue. The symptoms for type two diabetes are largely different. its symptoms included excessive hunger, excessive thirst, weight gain, and poor wound healing. The main cause of type one is due to the immune system. The persons body's immune destroys beta cells which produce insulin, so their bodies can't make their own insulin. THe cause of type two is basically due to lifestyle and a person's genetics. However, people with type two diabetes can actually produce their own insulin but their body can't recognize it and therefore can't use it. Therefore, many people with diabetes use insulin shots. Since people with type one can't make insulin and people with type two can't use their own they must use it from the shot. Also exercising regularly and eating healthy can also be solutions for both of these

There are many types of diabetes. The two I will be discussing are type 1 and type 2. Type 1 generally affects young people and requires treatment with insulin. Five to ten percent of Americans with diabetes have this type. People with type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin and need regular shots of it to keep their blood glucose levels normal. People who are at risk for type 1 are those who have a family history of the disease,

This essay will explore a needs orientated approach to the care that is delivered to a patient and examine the significance of the use of models and frameworks in the nursing process. It is intended to identify a patient with biopsychosocial needs that requires nursing intervention. Their holistic plan of care will then be critiqued in relation to the nursing model and framework utilised by the nursing staff.

As previously stated, there is Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Due to the differentiation, the etiology of diabetes is divergent. Being insulin-dependent, Type 1 diabetes is brought about by the immune system eradicating beta cells, leading to the deficiency of insulin. In contrast, Type 2 diabetes has a basis that can often times be prevented to an extent (“Causes of Diabetes”, 2014).

An older adult patient who lives alone is seen by her physician. During the visit, she mentions that she routinely switches or does not take her heart medication depending on how she feels that day. She says she does this because the medications are so expensive, they last longer that way. What teaching needs to be incorporated into the plan of care for this patient?