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Diabetes Teaching 123DiabetesInstructed in measures important in management of diabetes mellitus: follow prescribed diabetic diet, see physician, dentist, and eye doctor regulary, take medications as ordered, exercise regularly.Diabetes Teaching 122DiabetesInstructed in how to recognize signs and symptoms of diabetes such as excesive thirst, fatigue, increased urination, increased appetite, slow healing wounds, itching, changes in vision, weight loos.Diabetes Teaching 99DiabetesInstructed in possible complications of diabetes such as kidney and bladder disorders, strokes, heart disorders, eye complications, peripheral vascular disorders, nervous system disorders. Diabetes Teaching 98DiabetesInstructed in knowing what to do if symptoms of low blood sugar occur: eat some form of glucose or carbohydrate, notify physician or go to emergency room if symptoms persist.Diabetes Teaching 97DiabetesInstructed in knowing what to do if symptoms of high blood sugar occur: contact physician or go to emergency room.Diabetes Teaching 96DiabetesInstructed in how to recognize signs and symptoms of high blood sugar such as frequent urination, excessive thirst, headache, weakness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, etc.Diabetes Teaching 95DiabetesInstructed in how to list possible causes of high blood sugars: excess food, insufficient insulin, lack of exercise, stress, infection or fever.Diabetes Teaching 90DiabetesInstructed that alcohol may lower glucose levels and therefore should be avoided.Diabetes Teaching 76DiabetesInstructed in possible complications of diabetes such as kidney disease. The early kidney damage has no symptoms. However, a blood test is now available to detect diabetic kidney damage at an early stage when it is still reversible. This is called the microalb...Diabetes Teaching 75DiabetesInstructed in visiting an ophthalmologist, an MD who specializes in eye care inmediately if there are any of these symptoms of eye damage: blurred or double vision, narrowed field of vision, seeing dark spots, feeling of pressure or pain in the eyes and diffic...

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