Diabetes Mellitus

Diagnostics
1. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
2. Glycoselatal Hemoglobin (HbA1c)
3. Fasting Plasma Glucose Tolerance Test
4. Urinalysis
Nursing Management
1. Instruct proper way of administering insulin
2. Advice the patient to take up excercise
3. Health Teachings
Variants
1. Type 1
2. Type 2
3. Gestational Diabetes
Disease Management
1. Dietary Management
2. Glycemic Control
  1. Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose
  2. Hemoglobin A1c
3. Pharmacologic Treatment
4. Initiation and Titration Of Therapy
Symptoms
1. Respiratory
  1. Kussmaul Breathing
2. CNS
  1. Polydipsia
  2. Lethargy
  3. Stupor
  4. Polyphagia
3. Eyes
  1. Blurred Vision
4. Systemic
  1. Weight Loss
5. Breath
  1. Smell of acetone
6. Urinary
  1. Glycosuria
  2. Polyuria
7. Gastric
  1. Nausea
  2. Vomitting
  3. Abdominal Pain
Causes
1. Being Overweight
2. Physical Inactivity
3. Wrong Diet
4. Age
5. Race
6. Men with low Testosterone Level
How Diabetes Mellitus Affect Pregnancy
1. Birth defects/Stillborn
2. Heavier babies
3. Retinopathy
4. Diabetic kidney disease

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	Created by Javen Jara about 11 years ago