Life-style issues - Living with diabetes
Assessment
Ask
reliability about diabetes interfering with :
employment or studies
social / sports activities
travel
Topics
Employment
Provide
:
individualized advice
counselling and contacts for those whose aspirations are frustrated
special advice for shift work, high-risk occupations
employer contact on request of the person with diabetes
Insurance
Be aware
of where appropriate and up-to-date premiums can be obtained
Provide
advice to patients wishing to enter into insurance contracts
Driving
licenses
Provide
:
sympathetic and supportive advice where driving is no longer reasonable
individual assessment for people with hypoglycaemia unawareness
rapid and appropriate reports on request
Psychological problems
Provide
:
counselling, as required, by appropriately skilled members of the diabetes care team
appropriate education ( see
Patient education
) to alleviate some of the concerns underlying the diagnosis of diabetes or development of complications
Travelling
Provide
advice on :
insulin dosage and food intake during travel
transport of insulin and monitoring and injection equipment in hand-luggage
special health risks in visited countries
differences in insulin types and concentrations between countries
the need for valid travel insurance
Review
coping skills for acute illness, especially gastroenteritis
Give
written details of a person's condition when appropriate ( and contact telephone numbers )
Patient Empowerment
Patient Education
Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose
Life-style Issues - Living with Diabetes
