Case Study Padlet by Madi Griffith

2024-02-20 16:35:11 UTC

Consequences:

-showing signs of high blood sugar

-stress impacting general health and diabetes management

Complicating Factors:

-Continues to receive misinformation

-Difficulty with complex instructions

-meticulous regimen on top of lack of routine previously

Christina Kostner, Lauren Kats, Kelly Griffith, Reaghan Lang, Anna Jacobs

2024-02-20 16:36:54 UTC

Glucose monitor: get a glucose monitor and test blood sugar 3 times a day. Use blood sample in the kit to make sure the machine is accurate. Your blood sugar should be between 80-120

re:write for the diet paragraph: Try to make your diet as low calorie and low sugar as possible. Try to eat a variety of foods, and include healthy options like fruits and vegtables. If possible, eating lots of small meals through the day is better than eating only a few big meals.

2024-02-20 16:36:59 UTC

Concequences would be he is not taking his medication adequately, and there is no explanation of his needs to change diet to improve his condition, which is largely influenced by diet. For the first part, it seems like it could be more easily read if it was simplified to “he is prescribed medication for type 2 diabetes and this medicine is important for controlling glucose levels”

2024-02-20 16:38:37 UTC

Hannah and Olivia

2024-02-20 16:38:38 UTC

Consequences: over-using medication or under-using it; trip to ER if diabetic episode; poor financial management if not understanding correct dosage of medication (purchasing too much medication).
Strategies: change the language to make it easier to understand (ex: gas instead of flatulence). Specify WHEN to take medicine instead of how many times a day. Teach how to use glucose monitor. Give examples for foods that are health conscious versus just mentioning that point.
Potential barriers: financial concerns for healthy food and medication; accessibility of pharmacy

Back table

2024-02-20 16:38:39 UTC

1) Explain what diabetes is

2) Explain common symptoms of uncontrolled diabetes

3) Explain the important of monitoring glucose at home and coming in every 3 months for an A1C

4) Explain DM II can be managed by a healthy lifestyle and he can potentially get to a place where he may not need to take oral Rx/take insulin

5) Tell him how to get a glucose monitor

6) suggest seeing/refer him to a registered dietitian to come up with a diet plan, endocrinologist for further management, and give him easy to read health materials

7) explain how to take his Rx safely

Caitlyn L., Lauren L., Tina K., Brittany B., and Lindsey L.

2024-02-20 16:39:08 UTC

His wife used to do a lot of his health management for him. This has led to confusion and complications, as he does not know what to do. He may have to go to the doctor or hospital more often since he is not managing his diabetes accurately.
Diabetes education - come in for an additional visit to talk through his diagnosis. Professional development for healthcare workers so they are better off to give that information initially that is better understood. Send him home with additional resources or handouts. Making sure the health care professionals are asking the client any and all questions to make sure they feel comfortable and safe using their medication independently. Potentially follow-up calls in the future.
Access to proper information, lack of medication management skills, low social support.

franceswilson2916 — 2024-02-20 16:39:22 UTC

Have a healthcare professional sit down with him and go through the pamphlet with him

Emma Moss, Emma Rose, Gabrielle, Gracie

2024-02-20 16:39:34 UTC

Taking his meds at the wrong times and wrong doses will be really detrimental to his health. Knowing where to get his meds from will also be an issue. Since he’s on his own and always used to have his wife do this, he will really struggle
Streamline the plan and use terms and simpler language that is more clear. Lots if the really medical chemical terms make it so much more confusing.
There are a lot of medications in there that could be easy to mess up. He has barriers of not understanding what he’s taking and why he’s taking it. Lots of times insurance inadequately covers diabetes related services so this will be a problem too. Being unwilling to interact with doctors will also be problematic because his diabetes is fine if he manages it, but if unmanaged, he might get sores on his feet that don’t get taken care of, which then leads to amputations lots of times, and then this just snowballs into more and more things for him to balance/manage and he already struggles with that.