Diabetes Self Care Program (7 steps to success)

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  • Introductory module
  • Healthy eating module
  • Being active module
  • Monitoring module
  • Taking medications module
  • Problem solving module
  • Healthy coping module
  • Reducing risks module
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    • Supporting programs
    • Clinical management referral points
    • The module at a glance
    • References
  • Program Survey

Reducing risks module

The purpose of this module is to:

• Discuss diabetes complications in the context of clinical and behavioural risk factors
• Explain the ‘annual cycle of care’, rationale and targets
• Ask about participant’s smoking status and help participants identify smoking cessation support
• Demonstrate a foot screen and discuss self care practices appropriate to individual level of risk
• Discuss recommendations regarding eye examinations
• Discuss recommendations for vaccinations for people with diabetes
• Discuss the relationship between diabetes and oral health
• Discuss the importance of both medical practitioner and personal care records and systems for reminders and prompts to recommended clinical care

 

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