Estratégia de Educacão em Saúde para melhorar descontrole da Diabetes mellitus na Estratégia de Saúde da Família Santa Helena 1 do município de Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais

Abstract

This work was carried out from educational activities that were aimed at increasing the level of knowledge of diabetics patients about the disease, as well as ways to control it, as the practice of healthier habits, and consequently that promote health and encourage changes in lifestyle among diabetics patients of the Family Health Team (FHT). Mellitus Diabetes is a disease characterized by elevated glucose levels in the blood. In most cases, there is no symptom or sign, and this is the factor which causes a large proportion of diabetics patients abandon the treatment. It is important to be alert to the fact that , even without signs , a person may have high level of glucose and then run some serious risks to your health .for increase in the number of patients with poor metabolic control in our area and with several risk factors modifiable staff understood the need to develop a strategy to improve the quality of life of patients on health promotion actions through knowledge and practices that aim to raise awareness about the responsibilities for the health and motivate the adoption of healthy habits and behaviors prevention. Was conducted by the staff educational activities as lecture, conversation circles about this disease, its risk factors and how to modify it, healthy eating practices and stimulation of physical exercise, to carry out these activities as we seek spaces in consultation, home visit, church hall and parking. By the physical therapist, nutritionist and community agent of health encourage physical activity, eating habits by the appropriate risk awareness talks and diseases were collected from the community leaders play areas, to monitor the physical actions. Identify patients with poor metabolic control and modifiable risk factors in home visits and visits and form the target audience