NRSG 4520-1006 Shadow Health Diabetes Summary- Tina Jones-Shadow Health

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Diabetes Educate on diet, exercise, medication compliance, blood sugar monitoring, and follow up. Let Tina know that some of the most common complications of diabetes can affect eyes, heart, kidneys,... nerves, and feet. Tina will need to know how to detect and manage signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Tina also needs instructions on the importance of blood sugar monitoring. Write what you would say to instruct Tina about managing her diabetes. Student Response: Hello Tina. Before you are discharged, we need to discuss a few very important things concerning your health. Let's start by talking about diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the body is not able to respond or produce the hormone insulin appropriately resulting in elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine and abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates. There are different types of diabetes including type 1 and 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. Depending on the severity of the diabetes insulin may be needed for tight blood sugar control when oral regimens no longer seem to be effective. Along with medications, a strict diet needs to be followed to help prevent further health complications. It may feel challenging at first to change and adjust to a new diet, but a clean, healthy diabetic diet can help maintain a healthy weight, keep blood sugar levels at bay, and prevent serious complications such as stroke and heart attack. The key elements in a diabetic diet include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein. Your diet will need to be low in fat and calories. Try to stay away from foods high in cholesterol and saturated and trans fats. You will also want to avoid foods that are high in sodium and sugar. Try to eat foods that are high in fiber. Other foods that you need to avoid include things such as chocolate milk, 2% or whole milk, buttermilk or foods made with these products. Avoid meats that are smoked, cured, koshered, pickled or salted such as chipped beef, sardines, pickled herring and anchovie......................................................................................CONTINUED [Show More]

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