Stage (3): Analyzing the Experience: (250 words)
I was trying to improve my patient condition by regulating her blood sugar level to reduce the risk of developing complications.
After the assist of my tutor to give good health education, Ms.S.K.’s start asking me questions about the complications. I felt happy because she interacts with me. She looks very interested to know more and takes actions to control her blood sugar. On another hand, the family takes a big role to reduce the level of the blood sugar. The most important thing is having a good dietary habit and providing her with the support which can help her to walk.
Influencing Factors and Ethical Considerations:
As a nursing student, I had a very strong relationship with Ms.S.K.’s …show more content…
The goal of nutritional management for diabetes mellitus type 2 is to maintain a normal blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and weight to avoid the complications of kidney and cardiovascular disease. In addition, having a severe carbohydrate and calorie can effect on type 2 diabetes management (Kramer and Chang, 2013). The new nutritional guidelines from the American Diabetes Association that no longer use of specific carbohydrate, instead of it, they recommend the patients to have “dietary pattern that includes carbohydrate from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes,and low-fat milk” (Kramer and Chang, 2013). Additionally, the patient should decrease the intake of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat and on other hand increasing fish consumption (Kramer and Chang, 2013). According to the United States news, the dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) diet considered the best diet plan for six years in a row. The diet plan designed originally to lower the blood pressure. It also proved its effectiveness in weight loss, decreasing cholesterol level, and managing or preventing diabetes. In DASH diet, patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and kidney disease advised eating fruits, vegetables, nuts, poultry, low-fat, and whole grains. Also, patients with diabetes mellitus advised to decrease the intake of salt (Heller,
I was trying to improve my patient condition by regulating her blood sugar level to reduce the risk of developing complications.
After the assist of my tutor to give good health education, Ms.S.K.’s start asking me questions about the complications. I felt happy because she interacts with me. She looks very interested to know more and takes actions to control her blood sugar. On another hand, the family takes a big role to reduce the level of the blood sugar. The most important thing is having a good dietary habit and providing her with the support which can help her to walk.
Influencing Factors and Ethical Considerations:
As a nursing student, I had a very strong relationship with Ms.S.K.’s …show more content…
The goal of nutritional management for diabetes mellitus type 2 is to maintain a normal blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and weight to avoid the complications of kidney and cardiovascular disease. In addition, having a severe carbohydrate and calorie can effect on type 2 diabetes management (Kramer and Chang, 2013). The new nutritional guidelines from the American Diabetes Association that no longer use of specific carbohydrate, instead of it, they recommend the patients to have “dietary pattern that includes carbohydrate from fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes,and low-fat milk” (Kramer and Chang, 2013). Additionally, the patient should decrease the intake of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat and on other hand increasing fish consumption (Kramer and Chang, 2013). According to the United States news, the dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) diet considered the best diet plan for six years in a row. The diet plan designed originally to lower the blood pressure. It also proved its effectiveness in weight loss, decreasing cholesterol level, and managing or preventing diabetes. In DASH diet, patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and kidney disease advised eating fruits, vegetables, nuts, poultry, low-fat, and whole grains. Also, patients with diabetes mellitus advised to decrease the intake of salt (Heller,