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Student Handout for Factors to Consider: Patient Education
Directions: Review the following patient scenarios. Provide patient education based on the underlying pathophysiological processes involved in the situations. Please see rubric for grading details. Include 2 references to support answers.
Jaiden, age 16, has type 1 diabetes. She is unwilling to follow proper insulin usage to maintain glycemic control, because she believes following such protocol “makes her fat.”
Billy is a 62-year-old, overweight male who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 5 years ago. He has continued to put on additional weight during the past few years. He tells you that he knows he must exercise, but his feet hurt too much to do anything.
Joey, age 12, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago. Joey recently began middle school and has had diabetic ketoacidosis 2 times since school began. Joey informs you that he is having difficulty remembering to take his insulin and modifying his insulin usage to meet his needs.
Madison is a competitive high-school age cross-country runner, who has type 1 diabetes.
Juan, a middle-aged male, has had type 2 diabetes for 10 years. He frequently forgets to take his medications and complains he is just “too depressed” to care anymore. He is not motivated to exercise, nor eat right. He feels it does not matter because his blood sugar always seems high anyway.