Professional paper
Health education in the control and prevention of diabetes mellitus
Hajnalka Požar
orcid.org/0000-0001-8758-3111
; Medina School "April 7" Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract
Diabetes and other chronic non-infectious diseases and their complications are a large public
health problem. Diabetes is a significant cause of disability, large health care costs and
premature death. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented with a healthy lifestyle, a healthy body
weight and physical activity. The greatest potential for improving health lies in a comprehensive
strategy that simultaneously promotes health еducation in the population and programs for the
prevention of disease, which has been focused on groups and individuals at high risk, and
ensures maximum coverage of effective treatment and care. This paper analyzes the possibilities
for the prevention of type 2 diabetes, and gives tips for a successful implementation of health
education work with patients, which is one of the basic tasks in nursing, and if performed
correctly, can decrease one of the most important public health problems of modern society.
Keywords
diabetes, prevention, health education, proper nutrition
Hrčak ID:
298438
URI
Publication date:
7.1.2016.
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