Determining the Right Quantity of Food (Home Remedy) To Give a Diabetic Patient In Case Of a Hypoglycaemic Episode

IntroductionThis send offion is concerned with an intention that would advance c atomic follow 18 delivery in the community. The argona of focus is the hypoglycemic effectuate on diabetes unhurrieds and the use of al-Qaida remedies to manage hypoglycemia. diabetic patients get what kinds of forage they have to consume to keep wellnessy, and how to restore their personal credit line sugar levels in case of a hypoglycemic episode. According Frier and Schernthaner (2011), people whitethorn know the decently food to croak or take, but around do not know the rectify bill. The biggest ch aloneenge, however, lies with those family members who may not til now be awargon of the right food and measure of carbohydrates that push the melodic phrase sugar to the accepted levels (Ali, 2011 Boughton, 2011 Onwudiwe et al., 2011). Usually, it is commended that patients take fast-acting carbohydrates with 15-20 gms of carbohydrates. The blood sugar level is rechecked after 15 m inutes, which prompts an early(a) dose of 15-20 gms if the blood sugar level is sedate pitiable (Fonseca, 2010). Determining the right quantity of food that contains 15-20 gms of fast-acting carbohydrate is a challenge (Onwudiwe et al., 2011 Ali, 2011). Consequently, an design that nominate easily guide people on how to handle instances of hypoglycaemic attacks at home using the right quantity of household ingredients bequeath vouch that such attacks atomic number 18 handled appropriately.The excogitation health superintend delivery put forward be aroused through a salmagundi of means depending on unattached preferences, ideas and the patients health conditions. In this search, focus is on diabetic patients who suffer from hypoglycaemia. hypoglycaemia is a condition of low sugar levels than the recommended (Boughton, 2011). These patients corporation suffer from hypoglycaemic episodes anytime and anywhere. Because of that, their families, friends and other people around them should be aw be of a quicker instruction to handle the situation. on that point argon proposed means of getting out of the hypoglycaemic episode which includes taking foods and drinks that have fast acting carbohydrates (15-20gms). This is the best home remedy to the condition. Foods al elans recommended include coke, table sugar, harvest-home juice, raisins, Lucozade, and numerous a lot (Boughton, 2011). The enigma is, people may be aware of these fast-acting carbohydrates, but do not know the right quantity to take or give the patient suffering from hypoglycaemia (Boughton, 2011). The new idea is to admit a leaflet containing the quantity of fast-acting carbohydrates that these patients should receive. Examples are eight ounces of skimmed milk, four ounces of pa or fruit juice, and five-six carriage savers whoremongerdies.hypoglycemiahypoglycemia is the state of low blood sugar in the body. For diabetic patients, it is the episodes of abnormal low plasma glucose concentration that brush off cause harm to the patient. It occurs when there is too oftentimes insulin or too little glucose in the body all which may be due to eating less than usual, taking too much insulin, more exercise than normal, eating later than usual, and medication interaction or due to an illness (Frier, Heller & McCrimmon, 2013).According to Yakubovich & Gerstein (2011), hypoglycaemia can all occur with or without symptoms. If the blood glucose level of a diabetic patient is ?70 mg/dL, then the patient should be concerned most hypoglycaemia and take necessity measures to increase the blood glucose level (Yakubovich & Gerstein, 2011), since they are likely to suffer from life panicening conditions such as insulin shock. Hypoglycaemia is a common problem among diabetic patients. Boughton (2011) posits that both diabetes grammatical case I and II patients can experience hypoglycaemic episodes several times a week. Briscoe and Davis (2006) withal postulate that well-nigh 90% of patients who use insulin experience hypoglycaemic episodes. Hypoglycaemia is comm however a complication of diabetes accomplishment. Current treatment guidelines recommend intensive glycaemic control. Hypoglycaemia, however, is a threat to the achievement of this state, both because of its occurrence and incidence. The acquire for intensive glycaemic control proved that some microvascular complications and some macrovascular complications could be cut by comprehensive metabolic control. This kind of control cannot be achieved when the available treatment regimens cause hypoglycaemia (Briscoe and Davis, 2006). Because of the regularity of occurrence and the gamy likelihood of such episodes occurring at home, school or far a focussing from the hospitals, diabetic patients should have a quick way of managing them. A common way of managing hypoglycaemic episodes is by administering fast acting carbohydrates. This allow ensure increase body sugar levels (Brisco e and Davis, 2006). Leaflets provide access to such randomness flourishing and quick. They also act as health promotional devices.Why Is It An Innovation?People may have the ask ingredients to stop a hypoglycaemic attack around them, but making use of these ingredients can be limited if they lack knowledge. there are health sources with entropy near fast-acting carbohydrates and the right quantity that should be taken in case a diabetic patient suffers a hypoglycaemic episode at home. The main(prenominal) problem is that these foods may be available randomly, and not all their quantities can be remembered easily. Additionally, one may think that he/she has the right quantity to give the patient, yet such a quantity can be confused by the other. It is from such a problem that the proposition to demote a leaflet containing the recommended quantity was produceed. With such leaflets at home, anybody can answer the patient.The Need for the InnovationThis innovation is one of t he ways of preventing the damaging effectuate of hypoglycaemia. If a diabetic patient can detect low blood glucose levels early enough, the detrimental effects of hypoglycaemia that have been documented can be reduced. Hypoglycaemia has been associated with increased risk of mortality (Kalra et al., 2013 Werner, 2013 Mccoy et al., 2012 Cryer, 2012 Frier, Schernthaner & Heller, 2011 Yakubovich & Gerstein, 2011, Heller, 2008). There are studies that have directly found links between hypoglycaemia and high mortality rates in diabetic patients and those that link it directly through other complications. According to Mccoy et al., (2012), severe hypoglycaemia has been associated with 3.4 times increased threat of death. This was a conclusion obtained from self-reports on hypoglycaemia. Additional information from patient-reported hypoglycaemia from hospitals could only mean that the risk is higher (Mccoy et al., 2012). Any health management military officer would think of preventing hy poglycaemia so that this increased risk is reduced. One way of preventing it is through access to pertinent information about its management. This proposed idea imparting contribute to the reduction of severe hypoglycaemic cases that may then tercet to death.The same information about 3.4 fold risks is communicated in Cryer (2012). The instruction also indicates that hypoglycaemia is an impeding factor in the glycaemic management of diabetes. It damages the defences that can protect an individual from subsequent hypoglycaemia, therefore, causes recurrent hypoglycaemia. It causes morbidity in many with advanced casing II diabetes and in most people with type I diabetes. It prohibits the maintenance of euglycemia and reduces the quality of life the benefits of glycaemic control are neer realized by the patient. Cryer (2012) also review articleed information from various reports about hypoglycaemia and found out that one in every ten or one in every twenty-five people with type I diabetes die from hypoglycaemia. It concluded that hypoglycaemia episodes contend not to be life threatening for them to cause devastating effects (Cryer, 2012). This only emphasises the impact that this proposed innovation may have on diabetes patients. It has the potential of preventing any devastating effects, including death.Hypoglycaemia also has other health effects, for example, the effect on the cardio -vascular system, which in eject contributes to increased mortality. According to Frier, Schernthaner and Heller (2011), hypoglycaemia cause hemodynamic changes such as marginal systolic blood oblige, and increased heart rate, reduced peripheral arterial resistance, a fall in central blood pressure and increased stroke volume, myocardial contractility and cardiac output. If such high snuff it load finds an already weakened heart, like the ones found in type II diabetic patients with coronary heart disease, dangerous consequences should be expected. Hypoglycaemia has als o been associated with abnormal electrical activity in the heart, therefore, has high chances of create sudden death (Frier, Schernthaner & Heller, 2011 Yakubovich & Gerstein, 2011). All these tell aparts support the importance of preventing hypoglycaemia, at all levels. Prevention or earnest maintenance of blood glucose levels can enhance the quality of life.Risks and Benefits of the InnovationProvision of the leaflets is a way of providing high-quality information recommended for self-care and helps in decision-making. In this case, there bequeath be a variety of fast-acting carbohydrates with the right quantities. A patient may get tired of taking non-diet club soda all the time, and decide on other options such as fruit juice, glucose tablets, and honey. The leaflets leave alone improve health literacy, clinical decision making, patient safety, care experience, self-care, service information, and access to health advice for both the patient and the family members (Greenwo od, 2002).Research evidence has shown that chronic conditions cause anxiety, but understanding of the condition and how to manage and treat it improves the baron of the patient to cope with the condition or to recover from it. It is for this agent that the leaflets with information on what to take when attacked by an episode of hypoglycaemia are very definitive for diabetic patients. uncomplaining information leaflets merge information (Lowry, 2005). The leaflets also act as health promotion devices and will serve well nurses in their health education and promotional activities (Greenwood, 2002).This innovation has other advantages, such as they contain information relevant for the individual, ensure consistency of information, are cheap and easy to leaven and can be easily updated. This proposed innovation would also allow readers to work through their own pace. According to Lowry (2005), they provide the carer and the patient with a focus for shared knowledge and discussion, and can also be used as a resource to healthcare organizations for informing their new staff members.In order to ensure that the leaflets have particularised information particular to an individual patient, it will make use of a structure that allows for a variety of options to be included.Disadvantages of LeafletsSome are ordinarily produced for general issues, therefore not individualised. This may be a problem to diabetic patients who need special attention or have limited restrictions when it comes to taking some fast acting carbohydrates. Some may be allergic to some foods. This may not be a problem in this case since the leaflet will provide a variety of food and their quantities.The leaflets can remain unused unless those they are meant for are motivated to use them. In the case of managing hypoglycaemia among diabetic patients, for those who do not suffer hypoglycaemia, these leaflets may remain unused. To avoid this problem, here will be monitoring of the use of the leaflets (Lowry, 2005). The leaflets may do more harm than good if they are badly produced. There are specific recommendations on how to produce a health information leaflet. If the leaflets are, for example, produced in a manner that can lead to the misconception of information, they may not achieve their aims as expected (Lowry, 2005). This will be avoided by a series of trys with the draft leaflet to ensure they are not misunderstood.Leaflets can be lost or place easily. A proposed idea to eliminate this is to encourage the users to stick some of them on walls where they can easily be seen and have others in their bags, or wallets. Those that deal professional attention may take longer to update and may also be costly. It needs some groundwork done in advance the resource is developed. As in the case of the proposed leaflet, there will be the groundwork needed to determine those with diabetes in the community, the number of the patients, and complications that they suffer. Gr oundwork will also find out about the family members around, their current self-care practices, and other important information that can inform the instruction of this health promotional resource (Lowry, 2005).Potential Resources undeniable to Implement the InnovationA research study will be conducted on the community to find out the number of people with diabetes, what they know about hypoglycaemia and how they currently manage the episodes. There is also need to prepare for an education program for these people and their family members on how to manage such episodes and get the neighbours, and friends involved. One can experience a hypoglycaemic episode unexpectedly and can need help. It is important to know how to relay relevant information, and quick to the person that the patient may seek help. Resources needed, therefore, areField researchers or interviewersHealth educators or just nurses pecuniary resources to undertake the research and educational program activitiesThe in novation development and effect of instrument have about five main interprets. There is the prep coiffure, the indite re-create, conducting final checks, the consultation, and finally the distribution stage.PlanningThis is the initial preparation stage where the leaflet developer will consider the kind of information he or she will need, and for what purpose, the kind of resources, needed and the people who will be involved. It will entail identification of those who will be involved and how to each one(prenominal) of them will be involved, for example, the research will need interviewers who will seek specific information from the patients. The person has to state why specific information is needed from a clinician, patient or carers. It is while planning that the individual should review all relevant and available information from relevant sources, for example, the NHS, peer-reviewed journal articles and Diabetes associations. He or she should also think of distribution m ethods, for example, if the leaflets will be presumptuousness to the patients directly, placed on the rack where they can easily be accessed, emailed, or even just posted (NHS, 2008).WritingThis stage involves penning prevail over patient information and assessing its effects. One can look for recommended frameworks to guide the development of patient information. With the evidence from previously conducted research, the leaflet should contain the right information and should be easy to read. It involves a series of writing and testing until the right product is finally produced. When assessing read dexterity, the developer can check the draft against leaflet development guidelines, and then check with team members, and maybe members of the public. When assessing whether it is good for patients, the developer can test it on people who are not familiar with the condition. The draft can also be checked by clinicians, patient support groups, experts, to defend that it is right for the targeted patients (NHS, 2008).Conducting Final ChecksWhatever is to be done in this stage depends on the contents in the leaflet and the purpose of producing such leaflets. In this proposed innovation, the leaflets are meant to improve patient self-care. Final checks may include convinced(p) the patients and family members numbers and checking if the information conflicts with other information from influential and reliable health sources (NHS, 2008).ConsultationIn this stage, the draft is given to the patients and interested groups for feedback. Changes can be made depending on the responses received from the parties (NHS, 2008).DistributionThis stage is all about appointing the right distribution strategies in relation to the aim of developing the leaflets. For example, if the leaflets are meant for improving self-care, the healthcare professional will have to think of how these leaflets will reach the targeted patients. The perfect method is to deliver each leaflet to each patient and family members after consultation with them, and educating them on its benefits. They should also be assured about the whole project of improving health care delivery. The stage also involves monitoring to identify how the information is used, and if there is a need for any improvements (NHS, 2008). Additional resources that will be needed are writing materials, human resource for distribution, and financial resources for distribution and other project activities such as testing the leaflet draft. Implementation DifficultiesThere are no current implementation unenviableies except for finding adequate resources to conduct the research in the community and identify the patients. It may also be difficult to convince all diabetes patients to come to educational programs on how to manage hypoglycaemia alongside the management of diabetes. According to the NHS guideline, the best approach is educating the patients and their families on a one-on-one basis, but this is expensi ve and time consuming. It may depend on the patients visit to the hospitals, which is an unsure way of reaching the patients.Leadership and Management Skills NeededThe leadership and management skills belong to one category of management which is project management. Under this category, these skills can again be classified under proficient project management skills, general management skills, and leadership skills (Hallows, 2002). Technical project management skills are such as project planning and functioning skills. Planning skills gives one the ability gather and assess information for estimates, identify dependencies, develop a work breakdown structure, assign and level resources, and meditate the risks among other abilities. Project execution skills give one the ability to develop estimates at completion, gather and evaluate data, prepare meaningful reports, and monitor the approach of the project (Hallows, 2002). These technical skills are very important for planning and e xecution of the proposed project. Project leadership skills involve managing the expectations and relationships of the participants. Hallows (2002) indicates that project management leadership requires the ability to engage the main stakeholders involved in the project in each phase. An example, is, in the planning stage, the project theatre director has to get all the relevant departments involved, and any other parties that will be involved. Like in the leaflet development case, the project manager has to find a way of agreeable the patients, the carers, family members and the health care organization supporting or sponsoring the project. The project manager can decide when it is necessary to share ideas, and the communication strategy that is necessary for attainment of the objectives of the project (Hallows, 2002). The project manager of this proposed project should have the ability to convince others about the benefits of the project, and explain the value of their roles. Gen eral management skills are such as the ability to listen, delegate, goal setting, time management, communications, negotiation, and meeting management. There is also the need for human resource management skills. 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