14/09/2021
*LIFE AS A DIABETES NURSE*
Day2: *Roles of Diabetes Nurses includes:*
The priority work of a diabetes nurse is:
- Monitoring blood glucose levels.
- Working closely with physicians, Nurses and other healthcare professionals.
- Restore fluid and electrolyte imbalances
- Correction of metabolic functions
- Management of underlying cause of diabetes and its process
- Prevention of complications associated with Diabetes
- Educating patients about diabetes and the disease process-medication, diet and nutritional monitoring; foot care, prevention and care of complications; blood glucose monitoring and the techniques of self-monitoring, self-administration of insulin injection
- Development of an educational programs for diabetic patients, staff and families.
- Assisting patients in monitoring blood glucose for the purpose of medication control and adjustment for both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetics
- Encourage healthy life style that includes diet control, exercise, weight control.
- Providing continuous assessment and recommendations for further treatment of patient/family and adjustments in the plan of care.
- Creating awareness of how mental health like stress, anxiety or depression can affect diabetes
- Assessment of documents and planning interventions for patients
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Diabetes nurse mainly takes care of the patients diagnosed with Diabetes, a disease that inhibits the production and absorption of insulin in the body. The priority work of a diabetes nurse is