Living with Diabetes
- sublimelivingmisa
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min read
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use the insulin it makes as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.
Many people will be able to handle all or almost all routine diabetes care by themselves. However, some people, because of age, developmental level, or inexperience, will need help from staff.
1) In the case where assistance is needed, what are the proper steps for using a glucose meter?
2) As a caregiver, how can you help a client to manage his/her diabetes?
First, set out your glucometer, a test strip, a lancet, and an alcohol prep pad , Wash your hands to prevent infection. Sometimes it helps to warm your hands first to make the blood flow easier.Turn on the glucometer and place a test strip in the machine when the machine is ready.
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The proper steps for using a glucose meter is 1. Wash your hands to prevent infection. 2. Sometimes it helps to warm your hands first to make blood flow. 3. Turn on the glucometer and place a test strip in the machine when the machine is ready. As a caregiver you can help a client to manage his/her diabetes is 1. Check blood glucose 2. Check urine for ketones if blood glucose is over 240. 3. Continue to drink plenty of water. 4. Seek medical attention if symptoms persist. Right that are the most important to remember when assisting with self- administration of medical is 1. Gather all necessary supplies. 2. Rivew the basic rights for medication administration while holdi…
Managing diabetes can require a certain amount of knowledge of how to take care of it. Its crucial to make a plan in order to properly keep track of things such as monitoring the blood glucose level and responding to the results. In order to take blood with a glucose meter it requires a couple of steps. Step 1 is to make sure your hands are washed to ensure no bacteria or dirt is around the area to prevent infection. Next place the glucose meter, test trip, and alcohol pad out so you have all the essential tools necessary ready. Then you can insert the test trip and set the glucose meter on. Once you wipe the selected are…
First to make you sure your hands are clean is wearing protective gloves then take the glucose strips and prep it and make sure before you prick the area that you sanitize where you're drawing blood afterwards clean the area and dry also as a caregiver make sure your clients are on a good healthy regular diet and drinks plenty of water so the score is of the glucose testing will go lower to where it needs to be but not too low to be at risk also healthy exercising is good for the clients and regularly takes medicine and insulin on time so blood sugar doesn't go down or spiked up
First; wash your hands and then set out all of your materials (glucose meter, a test strip, a lancet, and an alcohol prep pad). Second; turn on the glucose meter and place a test strip in the machine. Third; dry and wipe the area you've selected with an alcohol prep pad and wait until the alcohol evaporates the pierce your fingertip on the side of your fingertip. Lastly, place a drop of blood on or at the side of the strip. A well balanced diet with minimal carbs, sodium and sugars can help manage symptoms of diabetes. Also, severing someone and appropriate portion is also helpful. Anything can be considered doable if given in moderation.