Question

1. Sallie Smith, 42 years of age, is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. During the patient education. The patient asks the nurse, what should I do if I am sick and can't eat: should I still take my medicine for the diabetes? (Learning Objective 10) A. What management strategies should the nurse provide the patient to deal with sick days?

Answer 1

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body will not be able to produce enough blood glucose level to function adequately.

The management strategies that a nurse should teach the patient are:

- proper physical activities to be done on regular basis.

- to quit the smoking , drinking alcohol and carbonated drinks etc.

- it is very important to manage ones weight.

- advice the patient to take diet and nutritional counseling.

- advice the patient to take proper diabetic diet and to include proper fibers in the diet.

- lifestyle management is very important as well.