Question

R.M. is a 36-year-old male who is seen at the Dr’s for complaints of frequent urination and constant thirst. R.M. lives a lightly active lifestyle but eats a high fat diet that includes mostly fast food. R.M. has a history of HTN and family history of cardiac disease. Random Blood sugar at the clinic is 325, R.M. is diagnosed with Type II diabetes.   

Write an education plan for R.M. that includes important information about his newly prescribed Metformin.

Include education about the recommended nutritional therapy for a patient with diabetes.

Lastly, include education about foot care (what is included in foot care and why it is important).

Answer 1

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Metformin is antidiabetic drug that lower dawn the sugar level but after taking the medication patient must have to eat some carbohydrates to avoid hypoglycemia

Secondly if patient hav kidney oroblem then metformin should be avoided because it cause life threatening complication

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Diabeties patient should eat less carbohydrates diet and take more protein diet

Strict control of sugad should be done

Fat should be in normal limit of 20-30% of wholw day diet

Regular exercise to decrease weight in obes patient with type -2 diabetes

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Due to diabetes there may be neuropathy that lead to the decrease sensation of injury of foot and it lead to bleeding

Diabetes may lead to delay in healing and more prone to infection because suger provide a good culture medium