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Diabetic EducationAka: Diabetes Mellitus Education
- Approach: Employ a Pediatric Diabetes Team (Essential)
- Physician
- Nurse or Nurse Practitioner
- Diabetes Educator
- Nutritionist or Dietician
- Social Worker
- Psychologist
- Approach: Initial Education
- Describe Diabetes Mellitus pathophysiology
- Management principles
- Taking Insulin (when prescribed) is non-negotiable
- Other issues are negotiable
- Insulin action and use
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Urine Ketone testing
- Hypoglycemia
- Exercise in Diabetes Mellitus
- Nutrition in Diabetes Mellitus
- Psychological Issues
- Home Treatment
- Approach: Ongoing Education
- Should occur at every visit
- Must be age and education-level appropriate
- Include children age 5 and older in discussion
- Include skill review
- Prevention
- Seasonal illness prevention
- Immunizations: Influenza Vaccine
- See Diabetic Foot Care
- See Exercise in Diabetes Mellitus
- See Nutrition in Diabetes Mellitus
- Emergencies
- Hypoglycemia
- Type I Diabetes Mellitus Hyperglycemia
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus Hyperglycemia
- Chronic Complications
Diabetic education (C0204935) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Health Care Activity (T058) |
| English | Diabetic education, Diabetic patient education |
| Spanish | educacion del paciente diabetico |
| Parent Concepts | Disease process or condition education (C0204924) |
| Sources | SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
