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Diabetes Teaching 695

Patient was instructed on depression as a complication of diabetes. Feeling down once in a while is normal. But some people feel a sadness that just won

Blood Sugar Teaching 711

Patient was instructed on the importance to have a good blood sugar control to avoid future diabetes complications. A great diabetes management plan includes

Precautions for diabetes Teaching 721

Patient was instructed on some precautions to prevent diabetes complications. Elevate lower extremities whenever sitting or lying to promote venous return and this decrease and prevent edema.

Precautions for diabetes Teaching 722

Patient was instructed on some precautions to prevent diabetes complications, such as, to do deep breathing exercises to promote lung expansion and prevent pulmonary congestion.

Insulin Teaching 741

Patient was instructed on diabetes with illness. Taking the medications, testing the blood glucose levels, and staying hydrated are all parts of managing the diabetes during sick days.

Hyperglycemia Teaching 756

Patient was instructed on Hyperglycemia. If the body doesn't produce enough insulin (which occurs in people with type 1 diabetes and a few people with type 2 diabetes), blood sugar levels may rise. This may cause high blood sugar in the morning before the person eats.

Diabetes Teaching 797

Patient was instructed on diabetes. Disease is cause by a lack of insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas that is essential for converting energy from food. Insulin is necessary for the body to process nutrients (carbohydrates, fats and proteins), and its absence cause high sugar levels in the blood.

Diabetes Teaching 802

Patient was instructed on diabetes. All body cells require glucose for energy. Glucose enters body cells with the help of a hormone called insulin, which acts somewhat like a gatekeeper. If the body becomes less responsive to insulin, or if the body is not producing insulin, glucose cannot pass through the cell wall and the cell "starves."

Diabetes Teaching 870

Taught that weight loss and changes in vision may constitute as signs/symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus.

Diabetes Teaching 1211

Taught that seeing physician, dentist and eye doctor regularly is a measure aimed to managing/controlling Diabetes Mellitus (DM).