Question

Develop a detailed teaching plan with an emphasis on self-management. Be sure to include a collaborative suggestion for another professional who would be involved in the teaching plan. Inclusion of culture, client developmental level, and socioeconomic factors should be considered.

A 50-year-old male with newly diagnosed type two diabetes. This person has a mild intellectual disability and lives on his own in an apartment with weekly supervision by a caseworker. He needs to learn how to test his blood sugar once a day and has been given a prescription for Metformin.

Answer 1

The teaching plan for this patient are

Diet:

• The patient should be encouraged to prepare home foods ,stick to their cultural food habits ,eat on time ,born to skip has to be encouraged .There are chances most the elderly population avoid cooking food because of certain factors like age ,medical conditions, lack of family support

Exercise

• The patient can be encouraged to do a half an hour brisk walk daily in the morning

Medication

• Teach about its use,action ,side effects,frequency
• Encourage to take medication as prescribed
• Not to overdose or underdose
• In case of dizziness,severe symptoms call for hel

Socioeconomic factors

• Ensure whether the client t has any friends, colleagues, neighbors who can help him in needs
• Ensure the patient has insurance to cover medical service
• Introduce to the social support platform in web

Client developmental level

• Teach and encourage to do simple activities, calculations
• Assess the level of patient ability to grasp in doing blood sugar check in home
• Encourage client to record or note the reading after each check
• In case of low sugar encourage client to take food if near to meal time or some sweets like a teaspoon of honey or sugar to get rid of the symptoms