Daily Care of Type 2 Diabetes

Caring for type 2 diabetes is a time consuming task, but it becomes more manageable over time, due to familiarity and practice. Blood glucose must be monitored frequently. Medications should be prescribed to help keep blood sugars in a healthy range. Oral medications work on different areas of the body (the muscles, the liver, and the pancreas) to help control blood sugar levels. Diabetes is a progressive disease and medication doses and types are often changed to keep blood glucose values in range. Insulin is sometimes needed to control blood sugars as diabetes progresses. The goal is not to avoid medication or insulin, but to keep blood sugar under good control to avoid complications. Some oral medications and insulin can cause hypoglycemia and steps should be taken to prevent and manage hypoglycemia. A healthy diet and regular physical activity are also integral to successfully living with diabetes.

That concludes the course, and it’s time to take the course evaluation and post-test. The organizations that provide this course’s continuing education accreditations, and your credits for this course, require each of you to fill out a course evaluation and to pass the post-test with eight or more correct answers in order to receive CE credit.