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Diabetes Home Video GuideNew Edition

Skills for Self-Care

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Catalog #: HV-29
Edition: 2nd
Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Format(s): VHS videocassette DVD Video
Language(s): English or Spanish
Awards(s): Recipient of the 2000 SilverAward in Patient Education at the Health Information Film Festival

Summary

Whether your patients have had diabetes for years or were just diagnosed, they’ll benefit from using this self-care video. An ideal home reference, this program contains over 2 hours of useful information covering the AADE 7 Self-Care Behaviors. Reinforce your instructions by giving this video or DVD to patients to use again and again. They can view individual chapters as needed, complete wrap-up activities, and share information with family members too. An accompanying pamphlet you can personalize with your healthcare organization’s name and message helps patients recall key concepts.

Chapters:
  1. What is Diabetes?
  2. Your Treatment Plan: Education
  3. Your Treatment Plan: Nutrition
  4. Your Treatment Plan: Physical Activity
  5. Your Treatment Plan: Medications
  6. Monitoring Your Blood Glucose
  7. Long Term Health Problems
  8. Pattern Management
  9. Problem Solving
  10. Lifestyle Changes and Emotions
  11. Maintaining Your Good Health

Details

Chapter 1: What is Diabetes?
  • How diabetes affect your body
  • Long-term complications
  • Your target blood glucose range
Chapter 2: Your Treatment Plan: Education
  • The importance of education
  • Your diabetes care team
  • Other resources
Chapter 3: Your Treatment Plan: Nutrition
  • Nutrition guidelines (carbohydrates, foods low in fat, portion sizes and being consistent)
  • More about healthy eating (how a dietitian can help, helpful nutrition tools, and food preparation)
Chapter 4: Your Treatment Plan: Physical Activity
  • Creating your physical activity plan
  • Aerobic and weight-bearing exercises
  • Keeping it fun
  • Sticking with it
  • Safety
Chapter 5: Your Treatment Plan: Medications
  • Types of medications (oral medications and insulin)
  • Insulin care, injection (with syringe and pen) and supplies
  • Hypoglycemia (recognizing, treating and preventing it)
  • More about medications (including systems for keeping track)
Chapter 6: Your Treatment Plan: Monitoring
  • Regular home blood glucose checks
  • Keeping blood glucose records
  • More about blood glucose monitoring including A1C
Chapter 7: Long-Term Health Problems
  • Preventing long-term health problems
  • Diabetes and heart disease
Chapter 8: Pattern Management
  • What it is and why it’s important
  • Recognizing patterns
  • Adjusting your treatment plan
Chapter 9: Problem Solving
  • Sick days (including sick day supplies)
  • Dining out
  • Unusual schedules
  • Travel
  • Special occasions and holidays
Chapter 10: Lifestyle Changes and Emotions
  • Incorporating change into your life
  • Managing emotions (including recognizing depression)
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Managing stress
  • Close relationships
  • Finding support
Chapter 11: Maintaining Your Good Health
  • More on looking after your health including: foot care, skin care, eye care, dental health, immunizations, and a medical checklist of appointments and tests.
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