Stay informed about diabetes. The more you know, the better able to care.
From a health standpoint, it is essential to educate patients to control their diabetes properly, it can lead to other diseases as or more important than the diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, retinopathy (eye infection that can lead to blindness) and nephropathy (kidney disease). Most of the complications of diabetes can be prevented. The following are key points to discuss them with your healthcare team:
1. The measurement of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) or a similar test every 3-6 months (this test shows your blood glucose control of the previous 2-3 months)
2. Measuring blood pressure levels at least every 3 months
3. The determination of serum cholesterol at least once a year.
4. The determination of the numbers of microalbuminuria at least once a year (this test for the presence of protein in urine, a sign of kidney)
5. The exploration of your feet to assess the tenderness of a plastic called monofilament thread every year (this test looks for peripheral nerve involvement). It is also important to the assessment of deformities or lesions (sores, dryness, calluses ...) at each visit
6. The fundus examination at least once a year
7. If you smoke, to assess methods of smoking cessation
8. The opportunity to learn more about diabetes, assessing blood glucose records together, talking about healthy food, adequate technical review of self-analysis or injection of insulin, exploring ways to prevent or treat hypo-or hyperglycemic decompensation ...
(Adapted from the ADA. Check list for Preventing Complications. Resource Guide 2000)
We can not forget the role that develop diabetes associations By joining organizations, you will gain access to a network that can provide you with the latest information on research and treatment of diabetes. You can link to a list of associations in Andalusia by clicking on: http://www.cica.es
Through the Internet can obtain more information, but keep in mind that Internet information is good and bad quality. Must focus on obtaining information from those sites that may provide some measure of assurance. Some sites where you can get good information:
From a health standpoint, it is essential to educate patients to control their diabetes properly, it can lead to other diseases as or more important than the diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, retinopathy (eye infection that can lead to blindness) and nephropathy (kidney disease). Most of the complications of diabetes can be prevented. The following are key points to discuss them with your healthcare team:
1. The measurement of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) or a similar test every 3-6 months (this test shows your blood glucose control of the previous 2-3 months)
2. Measuring blood pressure levels at least every 3 months
3. The determination of serum cholesterol at least once a year.
4. The determination of the numbers of microalbuminuria at least once a year (this test for the presence of protein in urine, a sign of kidney)
5. The exploration of your feet to assess the tenderness of a plastic called monofilament thread every year (this test looks for peripheral nerve involvement). It is also important to the assessment of deformities or lesions (sores, dryness, calluses ...) at each visit
6. The fundus examination at least once a year
7. If you smoke, to assess methods of smoking cessation
8. The opportunity to learn more about diabetes, assessing blood glucose records together, talking about healthy food, adequate technical review of self-analysis or injection of insulin, exploring ways to prevent or treat hypo-or hyperglycemic decompensation ...
(Adapted from the ADA. Check list for Preventing Complications. Resource Guide 2000)
We can not forget the role that develop diabetes associations By joining organizations, you will gain access to a network that can provide you with the latest information on research and treatment of diabetes. You can link to a list of associations in Andalusia by clicking on: http://www.cica.es
Through the Internet can obtain more information, but keep in mind that Internet information is good and bad quality. Must focus on obtaining information from those sites that may provide some measure of assurance. Some sites where you can get good information:
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