NU609 Advanced Health Assessment Assignments Unit 15 Discussion

Diabetes Treatment

You have a newly diagnosed diabetic 16-year-old female in your clinic.

Describe a teaching plan for this client.

How will your plan differ from an adult plan?

Give your rationale with documentation in APA format.

How will you incorporate the family in your plan, give rationale with documentation?

What other professionals will you include in the plan, give your rationale with documentation in APA format?

How will you address her participation on the basketball team at school, give rationale and documentation?

 

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Diabetes Treatment

Introduction

Diabetes is a disease that affects your body’s ability to produce or use insulin. It can cause serious health issues, including nerve damage and blindness. Although there’s no cure for diabetes, you may be able to manage it with treatment.

General Treatment

If you have diabetes, it means that your body is unable to regulate the amount of sugar in your blood. This can cause serious complications if not managed properly.

Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects approximately 15 million Americans and an estimated 90 million people worldwide. It’s called “diabetic” because it causes high levels of blood glucose (sugar). The good news is that there are ways to prevent or manage this condition, including:

• Diet and exercise

• Medication

Blood Sugar Control

It is essential to control blood sugar levels in order to prevent complications from diabetes. The treatment of diabetes includes medication, diet and exercise.

Blood sugar control can be achieved by taking medications or following a healthy eating plan. Medication may include insulin injections or pills that lower the amount of sugar in your body (glucose). This makes it harder for your body to absorb food, which helps keep you at a healthy weight and reduces some of the symptoms associated with diabetes such as nausea or confusion. You should talk with your doctor about which type is right for you based on age, weight and other medical conditions that might affect how well they work together during treatment sessions scheduled every day twice per week outside normal business hours; however this will not happen until after certain tests have been completed first such as blood glucose levels being measured several times throughout each session before any decisions are made about which method works best based off those results alone so make sure not just look at numbers but also consider how those numbers relate back into real life situations like eating habits etcetera.”

Diet

A healthy diet is the first step in diabetes treatment. This means eating a balanced diet that includes lots of vegetables, whole grains, fruits and low-fat dairy products.

Avoiding sugary foods will help you control your blood glucose levels by keeping insulin levels low. Sugar can also increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by raising triglycerides (a fat in the blood) which are linked to cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.

You should focus on eating more vegetables than other types of food as they contain antioxidants which may reduce inflammation throughout the body helping manage high blood pressure; improve cholesterol levels; lower total cholesterol; reduce LDL (“bad”) cholesterol while raising HDL (“good”) cholesterol; lower triglyceride levels; lower C-reactive protein (CRP); reduce uric acid production (a waste product from metabolism) that could lead over time towards arthritis or gout symptoms if left untreated!

Exercise

Exercise is a great way to control your blood sugar and lose weight. It can also help you sleep better, reduce stress and manage your emotions.

If you have diabetes, exercise is important for overall health. Regular physical activity can improve your mood by decreasing anxiety or depression symptoms. It may also reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke by improving blood pressure control (blood glucose), reducing body fat percentage (insulin sensitivity) that leads to lower triglyceride levels

Exercise will vary depending on the type of medication used by patients with diabetes but many people find that walking helps them feel better about themselves as well as their condition

Takeaway:

You can manage diabetes by making lifestyle changes and taking medication.

You should now be aware of the symptoms of diabetes, how it affects your body and what you can do to prevent or treat it.

Conclusion

I hope that this article has helped you understand how to manage diabetes by implementing lifestyle changes and medical treatment. If you are struggling with your blood sugar levels, I recommend speaking with a medical professional. You can also check out our other blog articles for more information on living with diabetes or what else can be done to prevent it from happening in the first place!