Diabetes Educational plan
Introduction
The diabetes teaching plan should focus on how the patient can understand and make an informed choice of lifestyle to maintain stable sugar levels in their bodies (Funelle et al., 2008). The teaching plan should emphasize the necessity of complying with the instructed treatment schedules and helping newly diagnosed patients to understand the concept of managing the disease. The plan has a progressive structure as follows;
Day 1: Overview of Diabetes
Patients need to understand the condition and the complex process linked to the disease for them to comply easily with the prescribed regimen.
Day 2: Medications and Insulin
Patients should be informed that taking medication does not necessarily imply that they are failing in keeping a diet. They should also be taught about self-administration of oral agents as directed and the importance of such.
Day 3: Complications resulting from Diabetes.
Should emphasize the effect of varying blood sugar levels, how to manage Diabetes with a minor illness, to be alert on urinary and respiratory tract infections. Patients should also be made aware of the feet problems attached to Diabetes.
Day 4: Exercising and Diabetes
Patients should be taught that physical exercise can help regulate blood sugar levels. However, high-intensity exercise can cause a rise in sugar levels.
Day 5: Diet and Diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), patients should maintain a well-balanced diet consisting of a variety of fruits. The exchange diet, according to ADA, are proteins, fruit, low carbohydrates milk, and bread.
Day 6: Coping with Diabetes
The patient needs to understand that it is a lifelong disease that requires commitment and changing the way of living.
Conclusion
From the teaching lessons discussed, it is evident that Diabetes is a disease that requires proper understanding and readiness to be committed in the lifetime of the patient. With this, the patient can be able to choose a favorable lifestyle that can accommodate their condition as well as live a healthy life.
REFERENCES
Funnell, M. M., Brown, T. L., Childs, B. P., Haas, L. B., Hosey, G. M., Jensen, B., … & Siminerio, L. M. (2008). National standards for Diabetes self-management education. Diabetes care, 31(Supplement 1), S97-S104.