Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce adequate amounts of insulin, or does not properly use the insulin that it does produce. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. These two different issues concerning insulin are categorized into two separate types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is when the body does not produce enough insulin, type 2 diabetes is when the body does not use the insulin it does make properly. Diabetes is a life altering disease that affects people all across the United States.…
Every three months Sue sees her GP for a check-up and has done so since she was 45 years old. When she was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 45 years old. The role of the GP is reviewing and creating a plan to manage Sue’s diabetes (Health Navigator New Zealand [HNNZ], 2014b). A diabetes plan will provide Sue with resource’s and tools so she can better control her diabetes (Shawn McFarland, Wallace, Parra, & Baker, 2014). Sue’s GP also prescribes medication, and orders blood tests for Sue (Shawn McFarlan et al., 2014).…
Unit 1 Discussion 2 Methods of Research Review of 5 articles regarding diabetes care, education, self-management, and improved control. 1. Action Research: Development of a Diabetes Care Model in a Community Hospital. http://ezproxy.library.capella.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=115004430&site=ehost-live&scope=site Inquiry and findings for this study are qualitative in nature due to being grounded the theory of the chronic care model, but allowed for evaluation and enhancement in a hospital setting. The study allowed for refining current diabetes education practices, while improving the relationship between patient and provider.…
The project management role generally may be assumed by Advanced Practice Nurses, such as a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. However, through careful observation of my duties as the Outpatient Diabetes Nurse Educator, I may safely assert that developed project management skills would also be utilized in my practice while having a patient education in view. Therefore, to initiate that task and to be successful in its completion one must understand the steps included in the project management process as follows: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Closing Process (Freire, Batista & Martinez, 2016). With that in mind, my recent discovery through frequent interaction with patients who are receiving insulin pump…
Referrals would then be directed to a designated diabetes educator. Going forward, newly diagnosed patients will be referred to the diabetes educator as they present. The diabetes educator would then be responsible for contacting referred individuals and arranging a preliminary meeting to complete the specified assessment tools and offer education, to include printed materials. Following, the assessment data would be analyzed by the diabetes educator to determine the individuals current exercise capacity, self-efficacy, and level of glucose control. Next, a counseling session would be initiated to…
According to Udemy.com thare are over 30 types of doctors. Those professions are ranging from Neurosurgeons, Pediatricians, Oncologists, and Podiatrists. Among that list is also Dentist, which I previously stated that more than half of the people surveyed felt that they were not a doctor. Following with the orgin of a doctor, there are many "learned persons" that are in fact unable to provide any type of medical care for a person. Instead these types of doctors earn their titles in another fashion.…
According to the American Diabetes Association (2016), ”1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year”, which implies that nurses will encounter more patients that use CGM. When insulin therapy fail to properly control the blood glucose level, or the patient is new to diabetes management it is critical that the patient understand the glucose variablity and CGM is recomended (Kim et al., 2012). Patient education has a key role in successfully attaching a CGM device. Patients ought to know how to work the CGM gadget without anyone else 's help, and all the more imperatively the proper diabetes management, with continuous blood glucose checks, effective diet control, medication and physical exercise (Kim et al.,…
486). A big issue with diabetes is the management and compliance of this condition including the millions of dollars spent to treat it. Because it causes a huge problem in healthcare, it is an ongoing battle being fought to improve the quality of care as well as prevention to avoid high mortality rates and high health care costs. The policy in discussion is for the Diabetes Advisory Council; it is essential to continue to have this council to improve the management and care of Diabetes. The Diabetes Advisory Council has been established as a guide to statewide policy on the prevention, education, diagnosis, treatment, care and costs of Diabetes.…
As a diabetic patient, I had to learn how to take five insulin shots daily, check my blood sugar often, eat healthy foods, count carbohydrates, manage my sickness, and continue an exercise regimen. Having been in the patient’s shoes will help me to understand and empathize with their healthcare needs. Good diabetic control takes hard work and a fighter attitude; having diabetes has taught me to be determined and strong. My endocrinologist, Dr. Arbelaez, encourages me to reach for my dreams and to become a doctor. She helps me not only with my diabetes, but she also teaches me that a doctor can be a supportive mentor and…
Certified diabetic educators are required to have a bachelor’s degree for education. In addition, certified diabetic educators are required to have two to four years of related experience as training. The training allows certified diabetic educators to be in the know of some of the complex tasks that exist within the function of their job in many aspects. Finally, certified diabetic educators mainly have the job to educate their patients about the lifestyle changes involved for the diagnosis of a diabetic throughout the different stages of their life, such as nutrition, medication, physical activity, and glucose testing. Certified diabetic educators collect data on their patients in order to monitor their patients’ health status.…
For this news article I am going to talk about Diabetes. I chose this topic because so many Americans have diabetes and it is a very hard struggle for them. 347 million people worldwide have diabetes. Diabetes is when the human body’s blood glucose levels are above normal levels. When we eat food it is turned into either glucose or sugar that then our body’s use for energy.…
To manage the diabetic disease, this requires an easy and specific plan in which the patient would be able to follow. Many diabetic patients can be managed with a lifestyle change. One of the very first plan of diabetic management is to implement and exercise program for a new diagnosis patient. Exercise is the key management for diabetic. Increased physical activity has two added benefits, in addition to reducing blood glucose levels.…
They do basically what the word says-help people make and keep a healthy diet. This especially helps with diabetics considering they need to be more careful with what they eat and how much of everything they are consuming daily. Just for the fun of it, I am going to add one more occupation that has to do with diabetics. An ophthalmologist helps to prevent the complications of late-stage eye disease caused by Diabetes. By measuring blood pressure and everything else, they can contribute to an early diagnosis, improved prognosis, and prevention of any complications of the late-stage eye disease.…
Management of chronic diseases has garnered many concerns at Haywood Memorial, a 250 bed, non-profit health care organization, located in Houston Texas. Moreover, recent data analysis has revealed that the organization has a 45 percent readmission rate in which the majority of patients have a documented current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM). DM is a chronic metabolic condition that affects the manner in which the body produces adequate amounts of insulin leading to elevated levels of glucose in the blood. When it is untreated or uncontrolled it can lead to stroke, kidney damage, heart attack and death. Houstonians who receive care at the facility have to drive a minimum of 40 minutes due to their residing counties lacking local diabetes care specialists.…
There are many people who are newly diagnosed with diabetes each year. In people with diabetes, the insulin is not doing its job causing the sugar to remain in the blood stream; which results in a lack of energy needed for everyday functioning. Health care personnel educate patients about maintaining their diabetes, but their time is limited. This is the reason Diabetic nurse educators are important, because they have the time to teach about diabetes, how to check sugars, and how to handle sick days. The role of a Diabetic nurse educator is to improve the quality of patient education.…