Objective: to analyze the effect of educational intervention on insulin delivery technique. Methods: randomized clini-cal trial, carried out with 79 patients with Diabetes Mellitus, in two groups, 42 from the control group and 37 from the intervention. Four telephone calls were made in two mon-ths to the intervention group. The control group received only conventional follow-up. Results: when comparing the appl...
Objetivo: evaluar la eficacia del jengibre (Zingiber officinale) en la reducción de los niveles glucémicos y de lípidos en personas con diabetes tipo 2. Método: ensayo clínico aleatorizado y doble ciego, realizado con personas con diabetes tipo 2 en unidades de atención primaria de salud. Se incluyeron en el estudio individuos con edades comprendidas entre 20 y 80 años, que utilizaban antidiabéticos orales y co...
Diabetes Mellitus glycemic control is a challenge in clinical practice. In addition, diabetes predisposes to diabetic dyslipidemia. For the reduction of glycemic and lipemic levels in people with type 2 diabetes, phytotherapy is an alternative for adjuvant treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ginger (Zingiber officinale) in reducing glycemic and lipemic level. This is a randomiz...
Objective: To assess the near visual acuity of people who prepare insulin doses. Methods: Cross-sectional study developed at 20 Primary Health Care services between April 2013 and January 2015. The convenience sample consisted of 65 diabetes mellitus patients and 35 caregivers responsible for preparing the insulin dose. A form was used with sociodemographic and clinical variables and the Jaeger eye chart. Resul...
There are studies that show the insulin preparation technique errors with out, however, identifying the profile of visual acuity close to those who prepare and therefore without establishing a relationship of decreased visual acuity close to glycemic control, in which decompensation may be consequences arising out of errors in t he preparation of doses. It aimed to evaluate visual acuity for near people who pre...
OBJETIVO: The objective was to assess the knowledge of patients with diabetes mellitu s type 2 (DM2) before and after educational interventions. METODOLOGIA: This is a prospective intervention study with 87 patients enrolled in the program HIPERDIA. Data were collected between August and October 2011, using a questionnaire and semistructure d questionnaire before and after the educational interventions to asses...