Dificuldade dos pacientes diabéticos em aderir ao tratamento na UBS Jurandyr Leitão

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus is configured today as a worldwide epidemic, translating into major challenge for health systems worldwide. The aging population, increasing urbanization and the adoption of unhealthy lifestyles such as physical inactivity, poor diet and obesity are largely responsible for the increased incidence and prevalence of diabetes worldwide. In this light the team must be prepared to meet the patient, because it has a role as an educator, should promote actions to improve the patient's quality of life and also conduct health promotion in order to prevent complications caused by diabetes mellitus. This work was conducted in the area of coverage of the UBS Jurandyr Piglet team, Para municipality of Minas Gerais, with the goal of developing an action plan aimed at diabetic patient awareness of the disease.