Type 2 Diabetes
As a patient education professional, you know Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that’s affecting more adults, children and family members than ever before. Healthcare is all about helping people, and your role in patient education is a huge part of its success. At
HERC Publishing, our goal is to provide you with the best Type 2 diabetes patient education materials in both English and Spanish. In short, we help provide staff with the right tools to prepare patients for lifelong diabetes management and blood sugar awareness.
Patient education is more important than ever before. It’s all too easy for diabetes patients to access false information online. While carbohydrate counting and whole grain food choices help with long-term weight loss for those with Type 2 diabetes, there are other lifestyle changes needed to assist people with this disease.
You are here to help patients navigate around the inaccurate information that can be found online. Be sure to educate patients that not everything they read online is fact, or appropriate for that patient’s particular goals.
Some patients may have Type 2 diabetes for years and not know it. Symptoms may appear gradually or not at all. They include
- Changes and increase in hunger
- Increased weight
- A dramatic increase in thirst
- Changes and increase in hunger
- Fatigue
- Frequent urination
- Blurred vision
- High blood pressure
- Slow-healing sores
- Frequent infections
- Darkened skin in the armpits and neck
Be sure to talk with your patients if they have any of these concerns about their health. HERC Publishing materials can help you along this journey!
