How to Manage Diabetes
Managing diabetes is a daily challenge that is worth the effort. The most important thing in managing diabetes is to ensure the blood sugar maintains the levels recommended by the physician (Yee Cheng et al. 3). Eating the right foods and substituting regular soda and juice with drinking water, eating foods such as bread pasta, rice, and whole grain cereals since they contain more fiber helps maintain the right blood sugar levels. Also, it is advisable to avoid high-calorie foods and instead, choose foods like vegetables, whole grains, cereals, and skim milk. It is also important to be active and exercise often to stay at a healthy weight. Exercising helps the body by lowering the blood sugar level since it uses insulin more efficiently.
According to (Yee Cheng et al. 10), monitoring the blood sugar will enable a better understanding of the way things are going and lets one know when to seek medical care. The symptoms of hypoglycemia include dizziness, blurred vision, or a headache, nausea, confusion and even fainting. It is important to take absorbed sugars such as juice, soda pop, or glucose tablets at such a time to manage the situation. Alternatively, the symptoms of hyperglycemia include fatigue, agitation, and increased thirst. It is necessary to contact the physician whenever one experiences these symptoms. Also, it is vital to take the medication as prescribed to help maintain the blood sugar levels and follow up with the physician to get advice on appropriate changes that one may need. Besides, uncontrolled diabetes may bring about vision problems, damage the body nerves that can prevent one from feeling pain on the feet, and can also lead to a poor circulation of blood in the feet. Also, diabetes can cause the clogging of blood vessels that can cause kidney failure, and it can harm the heart as well to cause a stroke or heart attack.
How to Avoid Asthma Exacerbation Situations
Asthma triggers vary, therefore, it is vital to establish and minimize exposure to the factors that trigger it to reduce the frequency of the exacerbations (Yee Cheng et al. 8). Besides, it is essential always to have the inhaler to help manage the attacks and consult with the primary care provider.
Dehydration, Wound Infection, and Care
Staying hydrated is also imperative because every organ in the body relies on water to perform well. It is necessary to take up to eight glasses of water daily because the body uses it to lubricate joints, remove wastes, and maintain the expected temperature (Dube et al. 179). Wound infections of the foot are common in diabetics and. Therefore, it is important to take all the prescribed antibiotics as directed by the physician. It is also paramount not to get involved in activities that may cause injuries to the foot and to ensure to use the proper techniques and procedures to clean it. One should rinse it under running water and avoid using iodine, hydrogen peroxide or soap. Then apply an antibiotic ointment before covering it up with a bandage that should be changed daily.
Medications
The purpose of albuterol inhalation is to relax the airway muscles and increase the flow of air to the lungs. However, it may bring about dizziness, back pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Insulin Glargine is used to manage glucose levels. It may cause weakness, sweating, muscle cramps, fast pulse, wheezing and an abnormal heartbeat. Metformin also controls the sugar levels and can also cause weakness, muscle pain, nausea, and body aches. Linezolid injection is for stopping bacterial growth. Its normal side effects are diarrhea, headache, nausea, and vomiting. And oxycodone is purposely to reduce pain and can cause shallow breathing, severe drowsiness, convulsions, and a slow heartbeat.
Activity and Proper Nutrition
Therefore, it is recommended to ask for assistance whenever necessary and ensure to use airboot and crutches until the next appointment. Additionally, the medications are known to cause dizziness and can also impair mobility. Therefore, it is advisable to move items that increase the risk of falling. Also, it is necessary to engage in carbohydrate counting by reading food labels to ensure a calorie diet. It is also important to follow-up with a diabetes educator to learn more about dieting and lifestyle changes. Besides, changing one's lifestyle through dieting and exercising can improve the diabetes outcomes and lead to a healthy life (Dube et al. 182).
Follow-Up and when to Return to ER or Call Primary Care
You have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Cade, your primary care physician, at Shadow Health Clinic on Friday at 10:30 a.m. the clinic’s phone number is (555) 555-5555 and you can call the Home Health Agency at (555) 555-1212. You can call primary care provider or return to ER whenever you are experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia that are persistent after taking the quickly absorbed sugars. It is also recommended to do so when you develop a fever above 100.4 F. Besides you can contact your primary care provider with any questions.
Works Cited
Dube, Loveness, et al. "An Audit Of Diabetes Self-Management Education Programs In South Africa." Journal Of Public Health Research 4.3 (2015): 176-184.
Yee Cheng, Kueh, et al. "Modelling Of Diabetes Knowledge, Attitudes, Self-Management, And Quality Of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study With An Australian Sample." Health & Quality Of Life Outcomes 13.1 (2015): 1-11.
