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Diabetes Education …

Diabetes Education … . Phylis Kiiru RN, Diabetes Nurse Educator Kenyatta National Hospital. DEFINATION . A collaborative process through which people gain knowledge and skills needed to modify their behavior and successfully manage their diabetes –It is interactive and on going

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Diabetes Education …

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  1. Diabetes Education … Phylis Kiiru RN, Diabetes Nurse Educator Kenyatta National Hospital

  2. DEFINATION • A collaborative process through which people gain knowledge and skills needed to modify their behavior and successfully manage their diabetes –It is interactive and on going • A diabetes educator is a healthcare professional who helps a person with diabetes achieve behavior change goals that lead to better clinical outcomes and improved health status. The role has evolved from a teacher to a facilitator.

  3. Aims of diabetes education • Impart accurate, up-to-date knowledge on diabetes • Demonstrating practical self care techniques to enhance self care skills • Promote behavioural changes in both pple with diabetes and the general population • Empower clients, to be more proactive and involved in their care • Primary and secondary prevention of diabetes

  4. Role of diabetes educator • Provision of diabetes education • Monitor pts management and goal achievement • Assist in choice of insulin regimen and dose adjustment • Help promote independence to self management • Teaching problem solving skills

  5. Why is self-management important?

  6. DSME: Existing Evidence Ongoing Support Clinical Outcomes Diabetes education is effective for improving clinical outcomes and quality of life, at least in the short-term DSME has evolved from primarily didactic presentations to more theoretically based empowerment models Group Education Empowerment Goal Setting Behavioral Based Group education is effective Ongoing support is critical to sustain progress made with DSME Behavioral goal-setting supports self-management behaviors Using behavioral and psychosocial strategies improves outcomes

  7. Benefits of Diabetes Education Immediate Intermediate Post-Intermediate Long Term Clinical Improvement Improved Health Status Learning* Behaviour Change* Knowledge Skills • Clinical Indicators • HbA1c • BP • Lipids • Process Measures • Eye exam • Foot exam • Other Measures • Smoking cessation • Aspirin use • Pre-pregnancy • counselling Overall Health Status Quality of Life Days Lost From Work or School Diabetes Complications Healthcare Costs Exercise Diet Taking medication Monitoring Problem-solving Reducing risk Healthy coping

  8. DIABETES EDUCATION CHECK LIST • Understanding diabetes(basics of diabetes) • Meal planning • Self monitoring • Exercise • Medication • Hyper and Hypoglycemia • Foot and skin care • Risk surveillance/Annual review • Sick day management

  9. Available Diabetes Education Tools • Diabetes Conversation Map tool • Brochures • Leaflets • Posters

  10. Conversation Map™ Education Tools Diabetes Conversations A program which aims to seek out and deliver cutting-edge diabetes education resources Features Conversation Map Tools Highly visual and interactive diabetes educational tools created by Healthy Interactions in collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation, sponsored by Lilly Diabetes

  11. 1 Large Visual 2 Information Conversation Questions 3 Group Interaction 4 5 Facilitator 6 Action Plan Components of a Conversation Map™ Experience

  12. Diabetes Conversation Map™ Education Tools (1 of 3) Walking Together with Diabetes

  13. Diabetes Conversation Map™ Education Tools (2 of 3) Living in a Family with Type 1 Diabetes

  14. Diabetes Conversation Map™ Education Tools (3 of 3) Diabetes and Caring for Your Feet

  15. Realities and Challenges • People want simple solutions to complex problems • In many cases, people will “tolerate” what health care professionals have to say, but they ultimately will act on their own conclusions* • There is tremendous power in speaking with someone in the same situation as you

  16. CONCLUSION-why advocate? It is the right of every patient with diabetes to have diabetes education, poor or no education cannot suffice and can result in serious complications Diabetes education has been recognized as a key component in diabetes management,(it is the CORNER STONE) The main aim is to improve knowledge, enhance behavior change, help achieve optimal health status, improve QOL, and reduce the need to costly health care The role of the educator is to help people with diabetes to learn to manage their disease on a daily basis

  17. Asanteni! Baraka!

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