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Nurse Teaching on Characteristics of Diabetic Nephropathy

Patient was educated on the characteristics of diabetic nephropathy as follows: Elevated arterial blood pressure – Poorly managed diabetes with prolonged elevated blood glucose lead to chronic inflammation of the blood vessels. Fat deposits in the inflamed blood vessels, narrowing the vessels and thereby, leading to atherosclerosis and elevated blood pressure. Prolonged elevated blood pressure in the renal blood vessels lead to deposition of fibrin and changes in the mesangial connective tissue, which contribute to [...]

Diabetic Nephropathy

Patient was educated on diabetic nephropathy as follows: Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is responsible for 30-40% of all end-stage renal disease Majority of the cases of diabetic nephropathy presents with proteinuria, which progressively gets worse as the disease progresses. This is a condition in which glomerulus, the filtering mechanism in the kidneys, gets affected.

Risk Factors for Diabetes

Patient was educated on risk factors for diabetes as follows: Overweight and obesity with a body mass index above 25. Physical inactivity. Age 45 or older. Family history of type 2 diabetes. Certain races, such as, African-American, Hispanic, American Indian, Asian-American or a Pacific Islander are more prone to being a diabetic. Females who developed gestational diabetes when they were pregnant. Having high blood pressure. Having low HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) or high LDL cholesterol [...]

Pathophysiology of Diabetes

Patient was educated on the pathophysiology of diabetes as follows: In Type I diabetes, body’s own immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. As the beta cells are damaged, this will lead to complete insulin deficiency. So, Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disorder, where the patient will have anti insulin or anti-islet cell antibodies present in blood. Type 1 diabetes always requires insulin therapy or insulin supplementation and [...]

Diabetes and Types of Diabetes

Patient was educated on the diabetes and types of diabetes as follows: Diabetes occurs due to an inappropriate balance between the demand and production of the hormone insulin. There are 2 types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes is due to lack or undersupply of the hormone insulin. So, this condition needs to be treated with insulin supplementation. Type 2 diabetes is due to resistance the body develops for the insulin [...]