Nursing and Diabetes: A Review

Abstract

Recent changes, such as the COVID 19, pandemic have brought attention to diabetes's significance in describing health, especially uncontrolled diabetes outcomes. Lack of exercise and education is a key barrier in maintaining good glycaemic control. Lack of knowledge at the individual/client, family/group, and community level contributes to delayed diagnosis, recognition, and diabetes control. Nurses play a clinical role in diagnosing, caring for, and supporting diabetic patients. Nurse educators also have special duties in the evaluation of each diabetic patient. They provide diabetic patients with the knowledge, resources, and continuing support they need to adhere to their diabetes treatment plan on a daily basis.