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| Current Outcomes | Change Strategies | Expected Outcomes |
| Many individuals who have Diabetes Type 2 may not have all the essential resources to better their outcomes: a) From blood sugar meters, test strips, syringes, and storage bins, the cost of diabetes materials can add up. Self-monitoring of blood glucose with strips alone can cost up to 40% of all diabetic and insulin supply fees, with the price of products changing considerably between companies. b) Diabetes is a complicated disease process that requires self-management of blood sugar level and skin care (Butler& Kirk, 2020). – making healthy food choices, checking your blood glucose frequently, staying active, and taking medications. It is also important to talk frequently with their diabetic care team to resolve any issues, lower any risks for problems, and manage lifestyle changes. | To ensure that individuals obtain the diabetic care they need, certain actions are needed: a) The patient is registered into the National Diabetes Prevention program to decrease the occurrence of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes b) Diabetes care management and educational curricula personalized to the patient’s diabetic health. c) All necessary supplies are provided: Syringes, waste containers, insulin, and proper storage supplies. | Patients who have type 2 Diabetes will have all the essential recourses they need to properly manage their blood sugar levels and hemoglobin A1c levels. Their results will be better than ever: a) Faith-based organizations (FBOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), community healthcare workers (CHWs), and other community assemblies can take a dynamic role in helping individuals who are at risk for type 2 diabetes, patients with diabetes, along with their families build healthier lives and decrease their risk (Stanley,2018). b) Diabetes care management and teaching experts are found in accredited programs across the country at no cost to the patient. They work with the individual to develop strategies to stay healthy and give tools for ongoing provision to make that strategy a normal part of your life (Tatum, 2017). c) Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services permit individuals to achieve their everyday and lifetime goals for living better with type 2 diabetes. |
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