Diabetes Mellitus Type II: People at Risk and Diagnosis

Diabetes Mellitus Type II: People at Risk and Diagnosis

This session summarises how a diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus Type II is made. The importance of performing a comprehensive health assessment and a review of appropriate laboratory blood prior to making a diagnosis is emphasised. Risk factors such as obesity and life style are addressed. The need for people at risk of developing this disease to take preventative action and to make changes in their lifestyle to avoid the onset of Diabetes Mellitus Type II is also discussed.

The main concepts explored in this session are:

• Diabetes mellitus type II diagnosis
• Comprehensive health assessment
• Diabetes mellitus type 2 laboratory blood and urine tests
• Risk factors, obesity and life style behaviours
• Over eating and reducing exercise

Michelle Robins is a Credentialed Diabetes Educator with over 16 years experience in many aspects of diabetes care and education. Michelle currently works as a Diabetes Nurse Educator ( DNE )  in rural Victoria, Australia. Her past employment involved working in diabetes care and education within large and small, public and private hospitals, and community settings. Michelle’s comprehensive and varied practice is reflected in her depth of knowledge and understanding of diabetes. Michelle Robins is an endorsed Nurse Practitioner – Diabetes.

Speaker name: Michelle Robins
Recorded: 21 & 22 April 2010
Listening time: 29 Mins
Conference: Diabetes Refresher Seminar
Session in Conference: Assessment-The golden key to person-Centred management / Blood glucose monitoring
State: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Professional Reviews:

Good resource for update nurses' knowledge about Diabetes mellitus type II.It is a informative lecture, and easy to follow up the lecture.