DIABETES
A GROUP OF METABOLIC DISEASE IN WHICH DEFECTS IN INSULIN SECREATION
WHAT IS DIABETES MELLITUS?
IT IS USUALLY DIAGNOSED IN CHILDHOOD
WHAT IS TYPE 1 DIABETES?
THESE TESTS ARE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PATIENT HAS NORMAL BG LEVELS, HIGH-RISK PREDIABETES OR DIABETES
WHAT IS FASTING BG LEVELS, ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST, GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN, HBA1C
OVEREATING, STRESS, ILNESS ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLICATION
WHAT IS HYPERGLYCEMIA?
LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS OF HIGHPERGLYCEMIA
WHAT IS CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, RETINOPATHY (EYES), NEPHROPHATY (KIDNEYS), SKIN, AND NEUROPATHY (NERVES)?
THESE ARE THE THERAPEUTIC MEASURES OF DIABETES
WHAT IS NUTRITION THERAPY, EXERCISE, SELF-MONITORING OF BG LEVELS, EDUCATION
HEREDITY AND OBESITY ARE THE MAJOR RISK FACTOR OF THIS TYPE
WHAT IS TYPE 2 DIABETES?
DIABETES IS DIAGNOSED WHEN THE BG LEVEL IS 200 MG/DL OR HIGHER AFTER 2 HRS.
WHAT IS ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST?
INCLUDES THE THREE Ps, blurred vision, headache, abdominal pain, LETHARGY, KETONURIA, COMA
WHAT ARE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA?
THESE ARE NURSING FOOT CARE TIPS
WHAT IS ALWAYS LOOK CAREFULLY AT YOUR Pt FEET, EXEMINE ALL SKIN SURFACES, AND LOOK BETWEEN TOES, REPORT ANY ABNORMALITIES
DIABETES MELLITUS IS A SERIOUS DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE COMPLICATIONS
WHAT IS BLINDNESS, KIDNEY FAILURE, HEART ATTACK, STROKE, COGNITIVE DECLINE?
THE PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES ARE PRONE TO DEVELOP
WHAT IS KETOACIDOSIS?
LESS THAN 100 MG/DL
WHAT IS NORMAL FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL?
Administer a "fast sugar" (15 to 20 grams) of carbohydrate
WHAT IS TREATMENT OF HYPOGLYCEMIA?
THIS IS ONE OF THE SELF-CARE TIP
WHAT IS DRINK MORE WATER?
THIS IS THE PRIORITY NURSING DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES
WHAT IS AT RISK FOR UNSTABLE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL?
THESE ARE THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES
WHAT ARE THE THREE Ps: POLYDIPSIA, POLYURIA, POLYPHAGIA?
THIS DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS USED TO DIAGNOSE BIABETES AND MONITOR DIABETES CONTROL
WHAT IS GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN OR HbA1C
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA
WHAT IS HUNGER, SWEATING, TREMOR, BLURRED VISION, IRRITABILITY, CONFUSION, SEIZURES, COMA
THIS TESTING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF DIABETES MANAGEMENT FOR ALL PATIENTS
WHAT IS SELF-MONITORING OF BLOOD GLUCOSE
HIGH GLUCOSE LEVELS STIMULATE BETA CELLS OF THE PANCREAS TO SECRETE
WHAT IS INSULIN?
DIET, EXERCISE; MAY NEED ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS TO CONTROL BG LEVEL
WHAT ARE THE TREATMENTS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES?
ONCE DIAGNOSED, MOST PATIENT'S ARE ADVICED TO KEEP THEIR HbA1C
WHAT IS BELOW 7%?
IF PATIENT IS AT RISK, CHECK URINE FOR KETONES AND INCREASE FLUID INTAKE
WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT FOR HYPERGLYCEMIA?
THE FIRST LINE MEDICATION PRESCRIBED FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES.
WHAT IS METFORMIN (GLUCOPHAGE)?