NURSING CARE FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT PROMOTION OF DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HYPOGLYCEMIA AND CO-MORBIDITIES: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Hypoglycemia is a major complication for diabetic mellitus patients with eating problems, which increases the chance of re-admission and high incidence of mortality rate compared to hyperglycemia. So, diabetic mellitus patients need to have proper self-management to prevent or delay the re-admission with hypoglycemia. Therefore, the nurse has important roles in promoting self-management of diabetic mellitus patients by providing them the knowledge about the prevention of hypoglycemia, symptom assessment, and initial self-management to ensure safety and long-term positive outcomes. The purpose of this article is to review about self-management, hypoglycemia and the nursing care for diabetic mellitus patients with hypoglycemia in three phases: the initial care phase, the continuous care phase, and the discharge planning phase to save the patients from complication, prevent re-admission with hypoglycemia as well as being able to self-care.