| hers estimate that about 10 percent of | | | | 2000. |
| Americans will develop diabetes during their | | | | Treatment for ketoacidosis usually takes place in |
| lifetime and about twice that number will develop | | | | the hospital. But you can help prevent ketoacidosis |
| a milder form of diabetes called impaired glucose | | | | by learning the warning signs and checking your |
| tolerance, or prediabetes. Diabetes and | | | | urine for ketenes and blood sugar regularly. |
| prediabetes often do not present any symptoms | | | | Treatment for type 1 diabetes centers on doing |
| until a complication arises, making the disease | | | | things to keep the blood sugar level as close as |
| difficult for patients to detect. Research has | | | | possible to normal levels. Controlling those levels is |
| shown that people who watch more television | | | | done through careful self-monitoring of blood |
| and spend more time in front of the computer | | | | glucose and controlling the variables of food, |
| are more likely to be overweight. To be thin, you | | | | exercise, and insulin. |
| have got to act thin. | | | | Patients only through diabetes education and |
| Diabetes education is important in the treatment | | | | training to acquire the knowledge and skills |
| of the person with diabetes. A diabetes self | | | | diabetes, and implement in their daily lives to |
| management education program not only | | | | reduce complications and to reduce the |
| educates the patient and his her family to the | | | | occurrence and development. Patients should also |
| basics of diabetes care but also integrates | | | | be aware that nerve damage caused by high |
| diabetes care into daily life while providing coping | | | | blood sugar levels can lead to a loss of sensation |
| skills to adjust to this chronic illness. Diabetes | | | | in the feet, with a subsequent increased risk of |
| education is available in your local community. | | | | blistering and ulceration. Patients with progressive |
| Contact your local hospital or call your local DON | | | | heart damage from high blood sugar should be |
| to find an educator near you. Diabetes education | | | | warned about the risk of sudden heart failure and |
| classes held at Proven Saint Joseph Medical | | | | death. |
| Center are led by a nurse amd dietitian who are | | | | Treatment with this antibody slows the |
| certified diabetes educators. Group sessions, as | | | | progression of the autoimmune response and the |
| well as one on one sessions, are available. | | | | associated destruction of the insulin producing cells |
| Diabetes education programs help patients | | | | of the pancreas. As with all treatments side |
| increase their knowledge about dietary | | | | effects have been reported and the treatment |
| management of diabetes, resulting in improved | | | | has yet to be proven as safe. Treatment should |
| glycolic control and quality of life Schlundt, 1994. | | | | also include quitting smoking, maintaining good |
| Patients who participate in education programs | | | | blood pressure readings. The most common of |
| demonstrate increased knowledge of diabetes | | | | the early symptoms of diabetes is excessive |
| management and greater compliance to the | | | | thirst. |
| difficult treatment protocol Gagliardino, 2001 Ford, | | | | |