Diabetic Care and Management Program
The Diabetic Care Program at Suburban Home Health Care will include a full assessment of all body systems with an emphasis on the endocrine system as related to diabetes.
Diabetic processes treated:
- hypo/hyperglycemia
- diabetic acidosis
- diabetic ulcers
- diabetes with renal manifestations
- peripheral vascular and ophthalmic manifestations
Interventions/teaching:
- Glucose monitoring via finger stick testing and venipuncture
- Insulin administration/prefills
- Oral diabetic medication management
- Establish parameters for blood sugar ranges and MD reportable values
- Diet modification
- Assess for adverse effects to medication therapy
- Pressure ulcer treatment with SHHC WOCN wound care team consultation.
- S/S of disease processes to report to RN/MD.
The primary goal of our Diabetic Care Program is to foster the independence of the client and to eventually allow for the patient to manage their diabetic status.
