Melhorando o diagnóstico e o acompanhamento dos pacientes com diabettes mellitus em uma área de abrangência

Abstract

This paper aims to develop an Action Plan that increases the understanding and monitoring of the health care team about their diabetic patients, allowing better control of the disease and contributing to improving the quality of life of patients in the area covered by the Equip Lilás do Centro de Saúde do Bairro Minas Caixa, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. A better follow up will reduce the spontaneous demand of symptomatic due to diabetes and its complications, as there was lower than expected prevalence of Diabettes Mellitus in that catchment area. We prepared an action plan in order to improve disease control of patients who already have a diagnosis and to facilitate the diagnosis for those who do not already have through performing blood glucose testing for all patients over the age of 30 years and the creation of a rotating register of diabetic patients. This work is warranted in view of the increased risk of cardiovascular, neurological and compromised quality of life of patients emphasized in the articles surveyed for the preparation of this work and studies that deal with diabetes surveyed by the author in databases as SCIELO and Pub Med. The action plan will be developed and will be implemented shortly and it will be tool in the organization of future care for diabetics from Equipe Lilás.