Educational Plan for patient with Diabetes mellitus type 2
In diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM), tissues are resistant to insulin. The pancreas can still produce insulin either a normal amount or sometimes too much, but due to the resistance that tissues have, hyperglycemia becomes a problem. Eventually as the diseases advances the pancreas will wear out and the amount of production it produces will decrease. Insulin will then be needed to control blood glucose level. Due to the disease process of T2DM it is important to educate patients on; self-care including monitoring, blood glucose levels, increasing physical activity, and diet (Williams, L., & Hopper, P. 2007). Education and teaching should always be considered when a patient is newly diagnosed and is also relevant as the diseases advances. Determining how a patient views their situation can help address the patients learning readiness, and also asking if any concerns about the diagnoses exist. Also, he or she should be asked what they presently know about T2DM. The patient should …show more content…
Finger stick blood sugar (FSBS) should be done at least three times a day. To obtain an accurate result when testing a blood glucose level: 1. make sure hands are clean and dry, 2. hold the hand down this will let blood flow into fingers (rubbing, or milking fingers before sticking the finger), 3. stick fingers towards the sides (not in the middle of the pads), 4. always alternate sites, 5. suffuse the test strip area with blood (if not enough blood is on the test strip an error message will appear). Normal blood glucose is 70-130mg/dL. The type of insulin that will be prescribed depends on what’s best for the patient’s body and diabetes. Factors such as how the patient’s body responds to insulin, their eating and drinking habits, and compliance will influence the type of insulin that is prescribed (Williams, L., & Hopper, P.
In diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM), tissues are resistant to insulin. The pancreas can still produce insulin either a normal amount or sometimes too much, but due to the resistance that tissues have, hyperglycemia becomes a problem. Eventually as the diseases advances the pancreas will wear out and the amount of production it produces will decrease. Insulin will then be needed to control blood glucose level. Due to the disease process of T2DM it is important to educate patients on; self-care including monitoring, blood glucose levels, increasing physical activity, and diet (Williams, L., & Hopper, P. 2007). Education and teaching should always be considered when a patient is newly diagnosed and is also relevant as the diseases advances. Determining how a patient views their situation can help address the patients learning readiness, and also asking if any concerns about the diagnoses exist. Also, he or she should be asked what they presently know about T2DM. The patient should …show more content…
Finger stick blood sugar (FSBS) should be done at least three times a day. To obtain an accurate result when testing a blood glucose level: 1. make sure hands are clean and dry, 2. hold the hand down this will let blood flow into fingers (rubbing, or milking fingers before sticking the finger), 3. stick fingers towards the sides (not in the middle of the pads), 4. always alternate sites, 5. suffuse the test strip area with blood (if not enough blood is on the test strip an error message will appear). Normal blood glucose is 70-130mg/dL. The type of insulin that will be prescribed depends on what’s best for the patient’s body and diabetes. Factors such as how the patient’s body responds to insulin, their eating and drinking habits, and compliance will influence the type of insulin that is prescribed (Williams, L., & Hopper, P.