Diabetes Mellitus Education for Management

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Diabetes Mellitus Education for Management
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Diabetes Mellitus Education for Management
Target Group 1 – Diabetes Mellitus Education for Management
The following educational program aims to educate indigenous Australians for the
management of Diabetes Mellitus. Despite diabetes being a common disease among people of all
ages and occupations it is unique in the sense that every patient requires a type care that is
consistent with their type of disease and responds to different care and medication. Gone is the
age when the disease was considered a reserve of the old and obese (Barnett, Kumar, Brinkløv,
Thorsen, & Langberg, 2013). The prevalence of the disease is undiscriminating of age, gender,
or body stature. Thanks to new technology and an enhancement in research about the disease,
however, optimal care for diabetes is possible (Hollekim-Strand, Ingul, & Revdal, 2016).
Purpose statement: The following essay looks at the steps that are taken to take care of Diabetes
patients. The essay draws a parallel between the types of Diabetes and their care, defining in
retrospect the aspect of optimal care for the disease as well as on-going research in Australia
about ways of managing the disease better (King & Herman, 1998). The essay examines the
roles of the different stakeholders in the care and treatment of diabetes as well as develops
recommendations for contributions to be made to better the care and treatment of the disease.
Australian National Health Priority Areas (NHPA)
The indigenous people of Australia are the primary focus of the following educational
activity program. The population Bureau of Australia places Indigenous Australians at 3.3% of
the entire Australian population. The population has increased from 3% in the year 2011. Most
of the indigenous Australians identify as being of Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal origin. The
diverse Australian population faces various health challenges including the prevalence of

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Diabetes Mellitus. The population is recognized by the Australian National Health Priority Areas
or the NHPA as a disadvantaged community. Australian National Health Priority Areas
prioritizes rural communities, indigenous communities and the economically and socially
disadvantaged. Diabetes is a metabolic disease that associated with high level of sugar in the
blood over a prolonged period. The disease has its ultimate origin from the improper
functionality of the pancreatic gland that is charged with the responsibility of producing insulin
to help regulate the amounts and rates of blood sugar in the body system (Lauren A. Baldassarre,
et al., 2016). For a long time is assumed diseases for the older people. However, this narrative
has seemed to change with the disease now known to be present even among children as young
as five years of age. The condition is very much accustomed with specific symptoms such as
frequent urination, increased rate, and intensity of thirst and most of all the growing rate of
hunger among the casualties (Buzga et al. 2016). The disease can grow into an acute stage thus
causing massive complication if not treated in time.

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Figure 1 Diabetes Treatment Drugs
Using Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) which involves evidence-based documents that
help in facilitating the use of evidence in daily emerging nursing issues, a better strategy has
thereby been proposed to help fight diabetes (Teo & Dokainish, 2017). The facilitation that has
received immense support from the Canadian Diabetes Association has so far been hailed as a
promising front in the management of diabetes. Through the clinical practice guideline, it is
established that there can be an improved diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic recommendation
for the care of individual suffering from diabetes (Elias-Smale, Günal, & Maas, 2015). In
addition, there could be recommendations for the best measures to be taken in delaying the onset
of diabetes among people at high risk of contracting the condition and further advancements to
type Diabetes Mellitus.