GRUPO DE AUTOCUIDADO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO II*

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Main Author: Sergio Galán
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Language:en
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 1993
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contents GRUPO DE AUTOCUIDADO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO II* Sergio Galán Gustavo Fernández Laura Díaz Salud self care groups diabetes mellitus type II The present work presents the experience of a diabetes self-care group in San Antonio Tecomitl, Milpa Alta, D.F., México. Diabetes is a serious disease posing a public health problem in our country, since it affects a great number of productive age persons, causing, if uncontrolled, deleterious effects on their life quality and expectancy because of vascular and neural complications. We carried out an intervention in six female patients diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus type II, with different stages of the disease; all of them were residents of Milpa Alta municipality, with an average age of 63.6 years. They were receiving different doses of oral hypoglycemic agents. The group of patients met once a week for two-hour sessions in with they received: a) information about diabetes mellitus, b) self-care training and c) profound relaxation techniques. In each session we evaluated glycemia, body weight and blood pressure in each patient. Results from the intervention showed no correlation between body weight and blood pressure, though there was a significant variation in glycemia levels after the intervention 1993 otro 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10635207 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.35
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spellingShingle GRUPO DE AUTOCUIDADO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO II*
Sergio Galán
Salud
self
care groups
diabetes mellitus type II
GRUPO DE AUTOCUIDADO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO II* Sergio Galán Gustavo Fernández Laura Díaz Salud self care groups diabetes mellitus type II The present work presents the experience of a diabetes self-care group in San Antonio Tecomitl, Milpa Alta, D.F., México. Diabetes is a serious disease posing a public health problem in our country, since it affects a great number of productive age persons, causing, if uncontrolled, deleterious effects on their life quality and expectancy because of vascular and neural complications. We carried out an intervention in six female patients diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus type II, with different stages of the disease; all of them were residents of Milpa Alta municipality, with an average age of 63.6 years. They were receiving different doses of oral hypoglycemic agents. The group of patients met once a week for two-hour sessions in with they received: a) information about diabetes mellitus, b) self-care training and c) profound relaxation techniques. In each session we evaluated glycemia, body weight and blood pressure in each patient. Results from the intervention showed no correlation between body weight and blood pressure, though there was a significant variation in glycemia levels after the intervention 1993 otro 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10635207 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.35
title GRUPO DE AUTOCUIDADO DE DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO II*
topic Salud
self
care groups
diabetes mellitus type II
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10635207