Key points Women with diabetes have particular health issues and care needs. These include pregnancy and childbirth, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), and menopause. Good control before and during pregnancy reduces…
Rationale Proactive monitoring programmes enable blood glucose and lipid patterns, complication status, and self-care ability to be identified and the management regimen appropriately tailored to the individual. The accuracy of…
Rationale Each person with diabetes is unique. People with diabetes focus on being well and living a normal life, thus, they strife for life balance. Achieving a balanced lifestyle and…
Key points Hypoglycaemia is one of the most common short-term complications of diabetes treatment with insulin and some oral glucose lowering medicines. The brain depends on a constant supply of…
On day of discharge (1) Ensure patient has necessary medications and supplies, insulin delivery device, blood glucose testing equipment, fingerprick device and diabetic record book and understands their use, and…
Key points An holistic proactive and integrated approach is needed to achieve effective diabetes management, manage age-, and diabetes-related health risks and ensure management strategies are appropriate for the individual….
Key points Practice nurses are playing an increasingly important role in diabetes care. Well established collaboration and referral procedures among health services and health service providers is essential. Community, practice…
Rationale Nurses are often the person’s first point of contact. People with diabetes expect them to have some knowledge about the impact of diabetes on their sexual health. Sexuality is…
Rationale Diabetes accounts for a great many presentations to outpatient clinics and emergency departments every year. In addition, people present to community centres and general practitioners with potential emergency situations,…
Key points A supportive family is an important aspect of diabetes management. Family stress and marital disharmony affect the child’s metabolic control. Clinicians dealing with children with diabetes must spend…
