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Type 2 Diabetes Home Video GuideNew Edition

Skills for Self-Care

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Catalog #: HV-34
Edition: 3rd
Duration: 2 hours, 18 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

Give your patients a home reference guide that they will use over and over again. This 2008 edition shows them how to effectively manage their diabetes and reduce their risk of complications.  It emphasizes how to make lifestyle changes and includes the latest diabetes medications, guidelines for healthy eating, portion sizes, A1C testing, foot care, and other new information. Questions and wrap-up activities at the end of each chapter get patients actively involved in learning. They will remember more and know how to put it into practice. Using the video at home makes it easy for patients to share information with family members too.

Add your name and logo to the DVD packaging and accompanying pamphlet to reinforce that it comes from your facility. Your patients will appreciate your special care.

Chapters included:

  1. What is Type 2 Diabetes?
  2. Your Management Plan Overview
  3. Your Management Plan: Healthy Food Choices
  4. Your Management Plan: Physical Activity
  5. Your Management Plan: Medication
  6. Your Management Plan: Monitoring
  7. How to Make Lifestyle Changes
  8. Preventing Long-term Problems
  9. Problem Solving
  10. Emotions and Support
  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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