Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2: projeto de intervenção para conscientização da necessidade e importância da adesão ao tratamento na Unidade de Saúde da Família (USF) de Aporá - Bahia

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious and chronic condition in which high blood glucose levels occur. In this condition, the body is unable to produce insulin or is unable to use it effectively. Failure to control DM is marked by the emergence of chronic complications, which are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, adequate control over DM is decisive in reducing complications that may eventually arise. Based on the observation of several cases of treatment abandonment at the José Barros Evangelista Basic Health Unit, in Aporá (Bahia), this intervention was designed to promote management and organizational improvement, as well as increase patients' knowledge about the disease they have. To this end, actions are proposed to identify and correct the causes of inappropriate adherence to the treatment, so that patients can attain recommended glycemic control, increasing their quality of life, with positive impacts, including on the life expectancy of this population.