Creating a Guide for Patient Self-Management of Weight Loss (For Management of Diabetes)

Preston, Kelsey

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Creating a Guide for Patient Self-Management of Weight Loss (For Management of Diabetes)

Preston, Kelsey

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

In my first week working with Dr. Flynn, I saw more patients coming in with a diagnosis of diabetes than those without; this is likely untrue, but it certainly felt like that. I realized how big of an issue diabetes really is, and hoped to work on a project targeted towards diabetes. While I noticed medical and medicinal management of patients with diabetes was adequate, there was a large gap in patient self-management of their diabetes – they followed their prescriptions, but did not seem to have changed other aspects of their lives, most importantly, their diets.