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Diabetes Mellitus

🚨 Symptoms

Polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, fatigue, blurred vision, slow-healing wounds, recurrent infections, weight loss (Type 1)

🔍 Causes

Type 1: autoimmune destruction of beta cells; Type 2: insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency; genetic and environmental factors

💊 Treatment

Type 1: insulin therapy; Type 2: oral hypoglycemics (metformin, sulfonylureas), incretin-based therapies, insulin; dietary management; exercise

📝 Nursing Care

Monitor blood glucose, teach self-monitoring, educate on medication administration, foot care, sick day rules, signs of hypo/hyperglycemia

Source: NHS Scotland. For educational purposes only.