Client Right #8 & Diabetes Training
Client Right #8: "A right to be free from harm, including unnecessary physical restraint, or isolation, excessive medication, abuse, or neglect."
Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process blood sugar.
Most people will be able to handle all or almost all routine diabetes care by themselves. Some people, because of age, developmental level, or inexperience, will need help from staff.
For the blog:
1) Briefly describe the instructions for using a glucose meter.
2) Name one thing that can help with managing diabetes.
Wash hands with soap and warm water and dry completely or clean the area with alcohol and dry completely.
Prick the fingertip with a lancet.
Hold the hand down and hold the finger until a small drop of blood appears, catch the blood with the test strips.
Follow the instructions for inserting the test strips and using the SMBG meter.
Record the test result. Normal range 70-140.
Managing one thing is
Exercise requirement
1. Wash your hands with soap and water.
2. Insert a new test strip into the glucose meter.
3. Prepare the lancet.
4. Prick the side of your fingertip.
5. Apply a small drop of blood to the test strip.
6. Wait for the reading.
7. Read & Record the result.
One thing that can help manage diabetes is exercise and eat healthy meals.
Wash hands with soap, dry completely, clean area with alcohol and dry completely
insert test strip into meter
prick finger with clean unused lancet push on finger until blood appears and drop small amount of blood on test strip
wait for meter to read the results. Normal range is between 70-140
Having proper diabetic equipment & supplies, insulin if needed, proper meal and snack plan, limit sugar intake, and know the proper actions to take in response to hypoglycemia ad hyperglycemia are all ways to help manage diabetes.
1) Briefly describe the instructions for using a glucose meter.
Before using a glucose meter:
Wash hands with soap and warm water and dry completely or clean the area with alcohol and dry completely.
Prick the fingertip with a lancet.
Hold the hand down and hold the finger until a small drop of blood appears; catch the blood with the test strip.
Follow the instructions for inserting the test strip and using the SMBG meter.
Record the test result. Normal range 70-14
2) Name one thing that can help with managing diabetes.
monitor your blood sugar regularly.
The proper way to use a glucose meter is; wash and dry your hands, clean the fingertip with an alcohol wipe and let it dry completely, prepare lancet, prick the side of the fingertip with the lancet, get a small drop of blood then apply the test strip, wait for the reading then record results (normal rage 70-140). A way that you can help clients with diabetes is managing their foods makin sure their able to eat it( healthy foods) make sure the sugars are not high.